Liz Plank: Award-winning Journalist + Podcaster Who Is Shifting How We View Gender

Liz Plank is a perspective shifter - she has spent her entire career (and life!) dedicated to asking the difficult-but-curious questions that shift the narrative of both big societal belief systems - and personal ones. Liz is also an award-winning journalist, former Executive Producer of several critically acclaimed shows on Vox Media, and author of her latest book For The Love Of Men: A New Vision For Mindful Masculinity.

In our chat with Liz, we learn about her creative process of asking the right questions from the inside out. Liz walks us through many examples of her own narrative shifting - like, how she navigated “sticking out” in her Master’s Program at Oxford, and turning that unique storytelling ability into her greatest creative gift (and in turn, a successful career in media).

We not only discuss Liz’s personal journey - but her behavioral research that informed the outcomes in her book, For The Love Of Men. around gender roles and societal beliefs of what we’re allowed to do. We specifically share the impact that gender roles can have on our ability to be creative - and what we can do to tap into our humanness instead.

This conversation is for anyone who is ready to break some barriers, shift conversations - in their own head or their communities - and tap into their creativity no matter what you’re “supposed” to be doing.

Some stuff we also cover:

How Liz navigated the negative feedback in her institutional studies - and was able to stay true to herself

What Liz does to prepare for sharing her most vulnerable, authentic self as a media personality - and how she stays sane when people don’t agree.

The most fascinating social experiment of our time (Quarantine) and why we have the power to learn from it

What it’s like to write a book - how Liz’s own experience felt like therapy

The difference between masculine and feminine energy, especially as it relates to creativity

Why men are pushed away from creative endeavors from a young age - and how we can shift that paradigm

Resources you might want to check out:

Book: For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity


Social media: @feministabulous


Website: lizplank.com

As always, this podcast is sponsored by:

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