The Equity Conversation We Keep Avoiding

There are conversations you plan for.

And then there are conversations that refuse to stay small.

This was the second kind.

I sat down with Maya Nelson (@silentsyche) for what we thought would be a one-hour podcast episode. We didn’t even come close to done.

We talked about the real things blocking equity in this country. Not the buzzwords. Not the polite versions.

The structural stuff. The emotional stuff. The ways patriarchy keeps getting repackaged as “choice,” especially for white women.

Maya brings the grounded clarity of a marriage and family therapist who works with marginalized voices every day.

She doesn’t deal in slogans. She deals in impact. We talked about:

• How “trad wife” culture functions as patriarchy with a prettier filter

• Why good intentions don’t dismantle harmful systems

• What white women can actually do if we want to move the needle instead of centering our comfort

• And why equity work that ignores the nervous system never lasts

This is also why I love podcasting. Because some truths need breath. Pauses. Laughter that breaks the tension.

Moments where you can feel your body realize something before your brain catches up.

An hour wasn’t enough. So we kept going.

Part 2 honestly—it goes even deeper.

If you’ve been craving a conversation that doesn’t rush, doesn’t perform, and doesn’t let us off the hook gently… this one’s for you.

🎧 Watch Part 2 HERE.

Come sit with us.

And notice what moves inside you when the truth is spoken plainly.