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exposing roots
essays that fracture familiar narratives and map what’s hidden beneath them.
By Alexandra Winteraven (they)
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Exposing Roots Is Going Underground
On body-led deconstruction, reciprocity, and building a community beyond the feed.
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How Much of Your Life Is Organized Around Keeping a Man Comfortable?
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Where Decentering Men Actually Begins
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Patriarchy Isn’t Just Out There. It’s In How You Respond.
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The Underground Post-Essay Zoom Salon
For paid subscribers: A live gathering around “Sovereignty Became Legible — Then Died”
Jun 19•Alexandra Winteraven (they)
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Sovereignty Became Legible — Then Died
What happens when a living practice becomes another performance of power.
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Voice Note #2: Emergence Reveals Itself Through Contact
On staying with intensity before the old organization takes over.
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Voice Note #1: The Body Is Not a Truth Machine
A different way of understanding what our internal responses are showing us.
Jun 5•Alexandra Winteraven (they)
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The Divine Feminine Will Not Save Us From Patriarchy
On Father God, Mother God, and the gendered myths we keep mistaking for liberation.
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On truth, trouble, and the women, femmes, and thems who refuse the script.
Apr 22•Alexandra Winteraven (they)
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New Somatic Group Offerings (Survey)
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Patriarchy Isn’t Just Out There. It’s In How You Respond.
What feels like being nice is often participation.
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