Patriarchy Stress Disorder

The Brave Files welcomes, bestselling author, Dr. Valerie Rein, who believes that discontented women aren’t defective, but are instead experiencing what she calls Patriarchy Stress Disorder. Dr. Valerie explains what that is, how to move through it, and rather than just suffering through life, she teaches you to ask “How good can it get?”  And to get into action.

But don’t worry, this conversation is  not just for women! Patriarchy Stress Disorder affects everyone regardless of gender because the hyper-masculinity we're experiencing on a global level is detrimental and dangerous to everyone.

Top Takeaways 

• Reframing how you look at trauma can help you move through it. 
• People (women especially) collect and inherit trauma just by existing in our hypermasculine world. 
• Our trauma is traceable. We can find its roots in both our ancestors and in our empathic response to traumas that we see others experience. 
• We can address our trauma through the use of mind-body tools.
• We need each other to heal.

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