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Sara Cabrol's avatar

All three of you ladies are inspirational to me. The gentle energy you exude through your words and work nurtures my spirit and calms my crazy. V, my girl- keep being your brilliant self. You're worth it.

Neural Foundry's avatar

The part about how expanded opportunity for women has come with constant role instability really lands. I've seen this play out in conversations where people assume the principles work the same way for eveyrone, but the conditioning gaps and shifting societal expectations create different entry points into the practice. The flower metaphor for stoicism is pretty clever too - most people do misread emotional regulation as suppression when it's actually abot strength. This makes me think differently about how philosophy adapts to lived experience rather than just being applied uniformly.

Francis Gasparini's avatar

Thanks for your thoughtful comment.

Jeannine Bednar-Giyose's avatar

Thank you so much, Karen and Francis, and Vanessa, for this great interview, and for all of the wonderful work that you are doing! I really appreciate all that you are doing.!

Francis Gasparini's avatar

Jeannine, thank you for reading us! I'm really glad you're enjoying it.

Duff's avatar

Thank you very much for reading our work and your thoughtful response— it means the world to us! Sending every good wish! Xxx

Duff's avatar

Thank you for sharing your insight with our community. I'm with you, Epictetus is my main man, too.

Vanessa Morgenstern's avatar

Thank YOU! As I shared with Francis, it’s so rare to feel seen in an interview, and this experience genuinely felt that way. I appreciate you both. 🙏