Have you ever wondered why every Abrahamic religion treats menstruating women as dirty and spiritually contaminated? That’s because religion took creation – something that’s uniquely feminine – and attributed it to a male god. And because it couldn’t erase the physical evidence of female creation, it warped it into something shameful and impure.

In this episode, I roll up my sleeves and answer the questions many of us are afraid to ask. I’ll discuss:

• How religion began 250,000 years ago as a shamanistic practice with female leaders
• The catalyst that made religion devolve into a patriarchal institution
• The neuroscience research showing how religion shuts down parts of our brain
• How religion & girlhood socialization contain complementary grooming mechanisms
• The missing piece explaining the paradox that women tend to be more religious than men
• Whether Abrahamic religions can ever serve women
• & the spiritual tool that women need 

✨ God isn’t a woman. Woman is god.

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Sources:

• Do humans have a “religion instinct”?
• How and why did religion evolve?
• How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures
• Understanding Biological and Social Influences on Religious Affiliation, Attitudes, and Behaviors: A Behavior Genetic Perspective
• Understanding the Three Types of Nafs
• Shamanic and doctrinal: Dunbar and the spiritual turn in contemporary religion
• The Bonobo and the Atheist
• The Gender Gap in Religion Around the World
• The neuroscientific study of spiritual practices
• The Problem of Self-Centeredness and the Paradox of Religion
• The Psychology of Religion
• Why are Women More Religious than Men? Do Risk Preferences and Genetic Risk Predispositions Explain the Gender Gap?

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🎙️ About the podcast: Patriarchal power runs like software. Once you understand its code and where its bugs are, you can easily hack it. Inspired by The 48 Laws of Power, The Baddest Bitch in the Building is the first and only podcast discussing how to hack the patriarchy by teaching thousands of women how to:

1. Use the patriarchy's loopholes to your advantage
2. Unlearn the invisible conditioning keeping you small
3. Stop letting guilt and shame control you
4. No longer feel depleted in your relationships 
5. Apply psychological strategies to get what you want
6. Understand human nature so well, you'll always win

👸 About Neeki: I earned my Bachelor’s in Public Policy with High Distinction and went on to complete my Master’s in Political Science, both at the University of Toronto. I've been invited to present my research on how underdogs build and leverage power at conferences across North America. Before launching this podcast, I worked in management consulting, advising senior executives at some of Canada’s largest companies. That’s where I learned firsthand that power isn’t given – it’s either taken or created.

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