Whatever shift is necessary is dependent on the scale on which it can be implemented, which is to say in your local community and family.

We don't know where our food comes from. We don't know a lot of things about what is happening financially. This creates the "power over" kind of feeling.

Whatever shift is necessary is dependent on the scale on which it can be implemented, which is to say in your local community and family.

Women have a connection to life force and nurturing. They have a connection that men don't have. It doesn't mean one's better or more important, it's just a difference.

My wife Jennifer's family is all from there. Jennifer grew up there, so we have personal ties forever - her mom, dad, her brother, her twin brother - so, there's certainly a personal connection there that will also be there. Also, even though I grew up in Omaha, I feel like I really grew up in Milwaukee.

Don't walk in with a colonial mindset and say, "We know your problem and we're going to fix it."

Shift the dynamic as much as you can, so you hear the truth from people that have lived experience. Listen intently and honor their experience.