And that somebody had a lot to lose if women started building wealth outside of systems they controlled.

I've been in this business model for 3+ years, and what I know from the inside is that network marketing, held in matriarchal hands, is one of the most powerful wealth-building structures available to women right now.

Low barrier to entry.

Scalable.

Inheritable.

Built on reciprocity, mentorship and collective growth.

In this episode I define the model and dismantle every objection one by one and show you EXACTLY what it looks like when women run a business like a coven instead of a corporation.

I also talk about what I think the REAL pyramid scheme is (I promise you it's not this) and break down the material and energetic costs of

a) getting more education; and

b) going the solopreneur route.

If you're building alone or are exhausted by the options you've been given, this episode is for you.

How do we operate and thrive as a community without banks?

And how do we do this in a way that redistributes wealth and acknowledges the many ways Black and brown folks have been systematically locked out of building wealth?

This is just SOME of what we get into on this episode of the podcast, where we talk about alternative economies, specifically community funding structures.

This practice, formally known as a rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA), has over 200 different names that vary from country to country.

I first heard about ROSCA's (or susu in Nigeria) about 8 years ago from a dear acquaintance in my New Haven social justice community, and I invited today's guest to come on to the podcast and share all the details of how to run them with you.

Farron Harvey is a facilitator of wealth redistribution systems and a social justice movement builder (doing this for 18 years or since they were a teenager!) for organizations and individuals looking to grow in integrity with their mission and values.

What I thought was going to be a straightforward episode on how to run and facilitate a susu ended up being a mind-blowing conversation around wealth distribution and equity.

I promise your wealth consciousness will increase by at least 10 points after 50 minutes of listening (and so will your hope in the future).

The Epstein files are out, and already, the discourse is shifting:

Not toward accountability, but toward RESIGNATION.

"It's a psyop."

"They're testing us."

"Nothing will happen anyway."

That framing, however sophisticated it sounds, is a form of collapse.

And right now, children can't afford for us to intellectualize our way out of feeling.

Because the moment we trade rage for a clever theory about why rage is useless, we've done exactly what systems of power require us to do.

We have managed ourselves on THEIR behalf.

In this 45-minute episode, I break down step-by-step how we lose the internal, essential part of ourselves that sees CLEARLY what is happening:

The Witness -- and how keeping it intact is an act of resistance.

I also dive into

-The 4 distinct ways the witness collapses;

-How it's connected to learned helplessness; and

-How to turn the witness back on (whether you're seasoned in somatics or just starting out).

Finally, I share a personal story of waking up a formerly collapsed witness in this last new moon eclipse and why rage is required to reclaim the matriarchy.