But Why Are Women Falling Down the Rabbit Hole? | Part 2: Wellness, Language & the Alt-Right Pipeline for Women

But Why Are Women Falling Down the Rabbit Hole? | Part 2: Wellness, Language & the Alt-Right Pipeline for Women

In Part 2 of our series on the alt-right pipeline for women, we explore how wellness aesthetics and therapeutic language become tools of discipline, not liberation.

Kristin and Laura dissect the soft side of authoritarianism - how empowerment becomes obedience, rest becomes performance, and the internet whispers: “Shh, just be palatable.”

✨ This episode unpacks:

  • The rise of the “soft girl era” and why it feels so good

  • How language like “divine feminine” & “high value woman” bypasses critical thought

  • Performative healing and the pressure to be beautiful, agreeable, and obedient

  • Why white femininity is positioned as almost powerful, and how that keeps us compliant

  • Capitalism, shame, and the weaponisation of lifestyle content

  • Personal reflections on burnout, skincare, and craving control in a chaotic world

We also talk through the Charlie Kirk aftermath and how authoritarian systems use language to consolidate power, reframe critique as violence, and shame us into silence.

It’s not just “tradwives” and Pinterest boards, it’s about who gets to feel safe in the system, and why the algorithm keeps pulling us back in.

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But Why Is the Manosphere So Predictable? | Insecurity, Power & the Psychology of Backlash

But Why Is the Manosphere So Predictable? | Insecurity, Power & the Psychology of Backlash

This week, Kristin is joined by sociologist Dr. Randall Blazak to unpack the Into the Manosphere documentary and why, for anyone who studies power, it’s not shocking at all. Because what looks like “s...

31 Mars 1h 11min

But Why Does Christmas Feel So Bittersweet? | Part 3: Boundaries & Actually Enjoying the Holidays

But Why Does Christmas Feel So Bittersweet? | Part 3: Boundaries & Actually Enjoying the Holidays

We’ve talked nostalgia. We’ve talked stress. Now we’re getting real about how to survive the season with your sanity intact. In Part 3 of our Christmas series, Kristin and Laura tackle the big one: wh...

21 Dec 20251h 2min

But Why Does Christmas Feel So Bittersweet? | Part 2: Why the Holidays Burn Us Out

But Why Does Christmas Feel So Bittersweet? | Part 2: Why the Holidays Burn Us Out

In Part 2 of our holiday series, Kristin and Laura peel back the glitter to talk about the real stress under the tinsel...from sensory overload and grief to the gendered emotional labour that keeps th...

12 Dec 202555min

But Why Does Christmas Feel So Bittersweet? | Part 1: Nostalgia, Identity & Holiday Expectations

But Why Does Christmas Feel So Bittersweet? | Part 1: Nostalgia, Identity & Holiday Expectations

In Part 1 of our holiday series, we deck the halls...and then unpack why it never quite feels the way it used to. Kristin and Laura get reflective (and slightly existential) about the bittersweet natu...

9 Dec 20251h 4min

But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 3: Psychology and the Politics of Resistance

But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 3: Psychology and the Politics of Resistance

In Part 3 of our But Why is Politics so Messy? series, we close with the big one: What can we actually do? After breaking down how people get pulled into harmful political narratives, Kristin and Laur...

27 Nov 20251h 15min

But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 2: The Myth of the Rational Voter (with Keegan Tatum)

But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 2: The Myth of the Rational Voter (with Keegan Tatum)

In Part 2 of our Messy Politics series, Kristin and Laura are joined by political psychology creator Keegan Tatum to unpack why logic rarely drives political decision-making...and why it’s actually ou...

18 Nov 20251h 24min

But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 1: The Psychology of Political Paralysis

But Why is Politics so Messy? | Part 1: The Psychology of Political Paralysis

Part 1 of our new series: But Why is Politics so Messy?In a world on fire, why do so many people double down, look away…or stay stuck? In this episode, Kristin and Laura explore the psychology of poli...

11 Nov 20251h 8min

But Why Do We Create Monsters? | Part 3: Fear, Projection & the Psychology of Horror

But Why Do We Create Monsters? | Part 3: Fear, Projection & the Psychology of Horror

Part 3 of our Halloween series: Monsters as Mirrors If monsters reflect our fears, what does it say that we keep making them? In this final episode of our Halloween trilogy, Kristin and Laura dig deep...

28 Okt 202555min

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