Don't hold anything too tightly. Just wish for it, want it, let it come from the

intention of real truth for you, and then let it go. For me our soul is like

it's unbound, it's limitless, but we will use words to limit ourselves. When

people stop believing that somebody's got your back or Superman's coming, we

turn to ourselves and that's where you become empowered.

Courageous participation attracts positive things. I'm Gwyneth Paltrow. This is the

Goop podcast bringing together thought leaders, culture changers, creatives,

founders and CEOs, scientists, doctors, healers and seekers. Here to start

conversations because simply asking questions and listening has the power to

change the way we see the world. Today is no exception. I'll let Elise fill you in

on her extraordinary guest. All right over to Elise. Lucy Rain Simpson is the

executive director of the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center where

she has worked for many years to help restore sovereignty and safeguard

native women and children. We talk about all the damage caused by glaring legal

loopholes between the federal and tribal governments and we also talk about

why crimes against women are particularly corrosive in society. She shares ways

that we can begin to break the cycle of violence, what justice would look like,

and how we get to a place where native women feel protected. There's so many issues

impacting Indian country, you know, our environmental resources, you know,

education, poverty, all of those kinds of things, economic development, and for

us, it's really if we can come back to a place where women are sacred, then that

gives us the foundation for building everything else up. And so we approach

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