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.

Have you noticed that when anyone talks about marketing, your brain immediately goes to social media?

And does the thought of that totally kill the vibe?

What if you could build a brand that made social media completely optional?

Because with social media becoming increasingly surveilled and algorithmically manipulated, many people are looking for decentralized alternatives to share their souls' work.

The good news is, regardless of how you market, 88% of ALL business revenue still comes through word of mouth.

And that's what this episode is all about.

I invited Wren Farris, founder and CEO of a 7-figure, top-of-class saltwater bathhouse called Soak on the Sound. She also works as a consultant for women to turn what she calls 'The Thing You Can't Not Do" Into aligned businesses of their own.

Wren, like myself, believes that more money in the hands of matriarchs builds healthier and wealthier communities.

In this episode, we talk about

-how visibility is not limited to online presence

-time spent in the business vs. on your business

-basic business principles that are timeless

Wren even puts me in the hot seat with my own in-person business ideas that I'm playing with right now, which I will be implementing in the next 6 months!