01: The Power & Pleasure in Being a Woman with Dadli
“I never want my daughters to feel their ceiling of achievement is beneath a man.”
On the premiere episode of Raising Ourselves, Erin chats with good friend, Dadli - woman, wife, mother, entrepreneur, and liberator of orgasms. Dadli's life is a testimate to the everyday ability to "Advance Despite Adversity" and while this episode is a long one, I chose not to split it as the conversation was too good to break up.
In this episode, we discuss:
Fleeing an oppressive regime as a child during the Iranian Revolution of the early 80s
Navigating life as a refugee and growing up within a culture clash of the Western world
The loss of her father and being raised by a widowed mother while living in the shadow of her brother
Raising daughters who embrace and appreciate the beauty of their Persian heritage while denouncing the patriarchal oppression and atrocities of Iran’s current leadership that have now sparked a second revolution
Unabashedly standing firm in awareness of her worth and abilities in utilizing the tools she’s learned in motherhood to climb the corporate ladder with freedom in her workplace
Her wish for women to embrace their femininity, sexual liberation, and ownership of pleasure
We touch on A LOT, but my favorite takeaway from my conversation with Dadli is the gift of her wisdom gained by standing within the liberation and empowerment of self-love, intimacy, and the power of owning being a woman in a male-dominated world.
"Treat people as if they were what they should be, and you help them become what they are capable of becoming." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
To learn more about the Revolution in Iran or offer support to the Protestors, click the links below:
https://iranhumanrights.org/2023/01/iran-protests-how-can-i-help-womens-rights-iran/
https://www.vitalvoices.org/news-articles/news/4-ways-you-can-support-iranian-women-today/
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/jina-mahsa-amini-death-what-to-do/
https://women.ncr-iran.org/donate/
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