There are some teachers whose words stay with you long after you've heard them. Angeles Arrien was one of those teachers for me.
A wonderful storyteller, teacher and cultural anthropologist, Angeles had a beautiful way of taking complex ideas about human behaviour, relationships and culture and making them accessible, meaningful and memorable.
In this talk, she explores what women want in relationships — but I think there is something here for all of us. Beneath the question of what women want, or what men want, are some much deeper questions:
- What do we need from one another?
- What helps us feel loved, respected and understood?
- And what allows a relationship to truly flourish?
Angeles Arrien was a cultural anthropologist, educator, author and consultant who worked internationally, bringing together insights from cultural anthropology, psychology and mediation. She was particularly interested in how our cultural beliefs and patterns influence the way we relate to one another.
She passed away in 2014, but her work continues to offer thoughtful questions about relationships, connection and what it means to live well with one another.
I hope you enjoy listening to her. Sometimes a good teacher doesn't give us an answer — they give us a question that stays with us.
