Ep96: NEW EARTH-ING | The New Matriarchy with Nergiz DeBaere

The Self-Consciousness Podcast

On the heels of Mother’s Day in the U.S., we bring you the 5th episode in our New Earth-ing series—a timely and expansive conversation with writer and founder of Chix, Nergiz DeBaere.

In this episode, we explore matriarchy as a grounded, ancient, and forward-looking social system—one rooted in maternal values, egalitarian principles, and a deep reverence for life. Nergiz shares how matriarchy offers a real, tangible path forward as we collectively face climate change, spiritual disconnection, and social fragmentation.

We talk about:

• The link between ecofeminism and matriarchy
• How environmental and women’s rights policies are deeply interconnected
• What we’ve been taught is “natural” — and why it’s not
• Where matriarchal values already exist in our lives
• The bridge from patriarchy to matriarchy
• Redefining masculinity and femininity in liberating ways
• How matriarchal systems can help address the epidemic of male loneliness
• The power of barter and gift economies in shaping a new future

This is not about flipping power from one group to another—it's about reimagining the system itself. Thoughtful, clarifying, and radically hopeful, this conversation will leave you with much to reflect on.

Follow her here:

https://www.instagram.com/heynergiz/

https://www.instagram.com/chixmag/

https://lettersfromayoungmatriarch.substack.com/

Support Nergiz’s book “Matriarchy” here: https://nergiz.metalabel.com/matriarchy?variantId=1

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Watch this episode on Spotify or YouTube:⁠ https://youtu.be/NrNQxbVgigA