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Episode #39 – Opening the Heart of Humanity by Healing the Gender Wound, with Cynthia Brix and Will Keepin
March 3, 2026
Hosted by Matthew Green. Produced by J’aime Rothbard.
Ahead of the Pocket Project World Women Summit 2026,
Cynthia Brix and Will Keepin of Gender Equity and Reconciliation International are hosting two events:
- Relational Alchemy: Healing the Gender Wound for Global Peace (A community call on March 4)
- Bringing Peace to Intimate Relationships (A three-day Regenerative Masterclass launching on March 11)
In this episode, Cynthia and Will draw on their decades of working with the ancient wound of gender dysfunction to give a foretaste of these events — and set forth their vision of a new era of reconciliation between genders.
Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI) creates spaces for participants to share the deepest truths of their experiences as women, men and non-binary people. Through their work with GERI, Will, Cynthia and their global collaborators facilitate a form of “collective alchemy” that builds community by dissolving longstanding barriers to mutual understanding and empathy.
“One of the deepest patterns we’ve noticed in our 34 years of this work is that untold stories keep gender oppression both invisible and intact,” says Will. “We are all living in cultures and in communities where most of us have very little awareness of the real truth of the experiences of people of the other gender categories in our family, in our communities, in our workplace, in our towns and cities.”
While men are often shocked to hear women’s first-hand accounts of suffering, discrimination, harassment and violence, women are often equally amazed at the breadth and depth of the pain men carry and have been taught to repress, Cynthia says.
“And then both women- and men-identified people are very surprised to see what our LGBTQ+ siblings go through in their lives as well,” Cynthia says. “We move through the fire in this work, but we do it as a community holding each other to be able to transmute those difficult experiences and move to the other side.”
Cynthia and Will believe that the gender wound is a root cause of virtually every manifestation of destructive human drama — from the intimately personal to the global. Their work with GERI aims to address societal problems at every fractal scale and establish a new form of civilisation of beloved community, rooted in the heart.
“I believe that together, we can rebirth humanity by healing this wound,” Will says. “That’s my conviction based on what we’ve seen in these groups. And so our mission is to take it to scale at a larger level.”
This dialogue will be an inspiring source for anybody seeking to bridge the gulf that so often divides men, women and non-binary people. It also provides invaluable insights from two practitioners who have dedicated their lives to addressing one of humanity’s oldest and most consequential wounds.
Further Resources (Pocket Project):
Pocket Project World Women Summit 2026
Further Resources (Gender Equity and Reconciliation International):
Closing the Gender Gap: Women and Men Creating Social Change Through Dialogue
Healing the Heart of Humanity: The Outer and Inner Alchemy of Reconciliation between Masculine and Feminine (forthcoming book)
Upcoming Workshops (Gender Equity and Reconciliation International):
The Alchemy of Reconciliation: Awakening to the Mystery of Love between Masculine and Feminine.
Grand Rapids, MI. Four-day, in-person workshop .April 9 – 12, 2026. Register.
Healing the Divide. Cape Town, South Africa. April 22-23 For more info: desiree@GRworld.org
A Call to Wholeness: The Alchemy of Reconciliation between Masculine & Feminine Tavira, Portugal. Four-day, in-person workshop. May 15-17, 2026. Pre-registration.
About Cynthia Brix:
Rev. Cynthia Brix, Ph.D. (hon) is co-founder of Gender Equity and Reconciliation International. An ordained interfaith minister with a background in women’s issues and racial diversity, she co-organized seven international conferences on interspirituality, including two on women’s spiritual leadership across diverse religious and indigenous traditions. Cynthia holds an honorary doctorate from the California Institute of Integral Studies, M.A. in wellness and gerontology, M.Div., and is certified in Grof Breathwork. She is an Evolutionary Leader, and co-author of Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation between Women and Men, and Women Healing Women: A Model of Hope for Oppressed Women Everywhere.
About Will Keepin:
William Keepin, Ph.D. is co-founder of Gender Equity and Reconciliation International, and Satyana Institute. A mathematical physicist with training in contemplative spirituality and transpersonal psychology, his research on global warming and sustainable energy influenced international environmental policy. He has published widely on environmental science, quantum physics, ecology, archetypal cosmology, comparative mysticism, divine feminine theology, and principles of social change leadership. He is an Evolutionary Leader, a Findhorn Foundation Fellow, and Board member of the Grof Legacy Project. His previous books include Divine Duality, Song of the Earth, and Belonging to God: Spirituality, Science, and a Universal Path of Divine Love.