HeyJaredRuby May
Welcome to my musings from a Feminine perspective. I write about how to stay sane in polarising times, tenderly reveal our personal and collective blindspots, challenge our ideas about power and may inspire you to think a little differently.
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Gynomnesia (opens the original)
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It is the threshold of the Autumn equinox as I write these words, and I feel a subtle sense of celebration at this turning of the seasons. On the table across from me lies a necklace I made - a strand of foraged, plump rose hips, like scarlet jewels. A friend and I sat together yesterday evening, the sun setting noticeably earlier, and wearing thimbles, pierced each little berry with a needle, pulling it onto a red thread. Each one, a miraculous little gift and symbol of the transformation and c
The invisible power of being a woman (opens the original)
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I spoke to a friend a few days ago - a brilliant, bright and creative woman - and one of several I know who are courageously navigating life with chronic fatigue. I have a deep respect for anyone undergoing a prolonged personal descent of this kind, and a curiosity about what we can all learn here - as we are all by now, confronted with the larger arc of descent, on a civilisational scale. I listened to her describe the tender ongoing process of unearthing the pearls of her journey and the chall
Menopause as a pleasure portal (opens the original)
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Seven years ago in 2019, a cute, fresh-faced younger me spoke these words. Listening back on them now, I smile. What medicine to hear them again, and how consistently I - and perhaps you too - need reminding.Menopause is not something we associate with pleasure, but this is the topic of my writing today, and a breadcrumb trail I’ve been following over the past year. A note if you’re a man reading this… I would love my writing to be valuable and illuminating to you too. The idea that menopause is
The Initiated Man Summit (free snippet) (opens the original)
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Masculinity is a complex topic, often somewhat charged, and one that I believe deserves to be given much more time and space for exploration, unpacking and uplifting. And so it makes sense to listen to, learn and be inspired through a variety of different voices, which is exactly what’s happening at the forthcoming free Initiated Man Summit, beginning this coming week. I am honoured to be one of a minority of female speakers, but there are many other male voices from different cultures, backgrou
Let's speak about men's boundaries (opens the original)
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I recently had a conversation with my friend Gayatri Beegan for the newly launched Initiated Man Summit, and I was asked “What do women actually want from men?”My answer might surprise you. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email" t
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