What child doesn't want to be a princess at some point or other, we know we both did! Sara Crewe is a great example to us for how to be a princess, no matter our circumstances, and how we can use our princess power for good.

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Ah Pride and Prejudice, a favourite Austen classic. In this episode we discuss some of the great and...not so great relationship dynamics that we find in the relationships between these beloved characters...and maybe think about why you shouldn’t say everything you think at a country ball...

We also discuss some things in relation to red pill stuff, it seems there is nothing new under the sun...

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We quoted Andrew Tate in this episode, and he should have to stand behind the awful things he says. Find his quote about bodycounts and other awful things he’s said in this article

www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/60687/1/body-counts-and-the-insidious-normalisation-of-misogyny-tiktok

www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-12-25/bridgerton-netflix-sex-scandal-marriage-regency-england

www.ourwatch.org.au/education/the-evidence-for-respectful-relationships-education

www.forbes.com/sites/larissafaw/2015/07/28/watch-out-ladies-millennial-men-are-gold-diggers/

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Caitlin and Ashley discuss Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, a heroine who knows herself and her worth. Join us as we talk about personhood, Jane's desire for belonging and love, and most of all, her fierce loyalty to herself and what she knows to be right. Plus there's a mad wife locked in the attic, and that always makes things interesting.

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When ghosts knock on the window, let them in and deal with your trauma! In today's episode, Cait and Ash talk about Wuthering Heights and its cultural impact. They also discuss the need for therapy and dealing with your ghosts.

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Our sources and further reading:

• https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=suurj
• https://www.thehotline.org/resources/what-is-emotional-abuse/
• https://melissablacksverybritishhistory.com/2019/04/09/wife-beating-in-victorian-england-the-rule-of-thumb/
• https://www.pmc.gov.au/resources/unlocking-the-prevention-potential/gender-based-violence-australia-glance-august-2024
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights
• https://racismnoway.com.au/teaching-resources/the-stolen-generations/
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/a-psychologist-at-the-movies/201111/relationship-violence-in-twilight
• https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/do-abused-children-become-abusive-parents
• https://www.qhatlas.com.au/content/missions-and-reserves
• https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/stolen-generation/

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In this episode, Caitlin and Ashley discuss Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson, and how hope and hate both motivate people to different ends. Oh, and there's a badass princess as well.

Whoops we made a mistake! The event that made Dilaf hate the elantrians happened when he was an adult, not a child.

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Sources:

www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/02/09/hell-history-empty-247257#:~:text=The%20pope%20responded%20that%20hell,really%20do%20hope%20that%20people

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In this episode, Ashley and Caitlin discuss C.S. Lewis's The Last Battle, the final book of The Chronicles of Narnia, and what can be drawn from it as it applies to governance, faith, goodness and hope.

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In this episode, Caitlin and Ashley discuss Little Women, the way Pilgrims Progress was used to frame the story, how each girl carries her burdens, and how in a way, they are our burdens too.

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Anne of Green Gables was written over 100 years ago, yet it is still such a beloved book. In this episode, we explore why, and discuss what we can learn from it, even though it was written so long ago.

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