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Reclaiming the Body: The Problematic Legacy of Mind-Body Dualism body disocciation burnout caretesian dualism descartes emotional suppression feminine feminism masculine mind body split overwork patriarchy somatic sovereingty womxn Sep 17, 2024

"To be truly liberated, we must confront the parts of ourselves that are in a hidden alliance with the systems that seek to destroy us." - Cole Arthur Riley

For centuries, Western culture has been shaped by a theory that has deeply affected how we view ourselves, our bodies and our capacity for sovereignty. This theory is rooted in the 17th-century philosophy of René Descartes, a French philosopher whose ideas about the separation of mind and body have had a lasting - and problematic - im...