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The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy

Why Women Were Taught to Distrust Themselves — And How to Take That Power Back with Meggan Watterson

The Resetter Podcast with Dr. Mindy

Dr. Mindy Pelz

Alternative Health, Science, Health & Fitness

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

What if the reason you don't trust yourself was engineered centuries ago — on purpose?

In this episode, Dr. Mindy Pelz sits down with feminist theologian and author Meggan Watterson to uncover the deliberate suppression of women's inner authority and what reclaiming it looks like right now.

Meggan draws on 30 years of scholarship — including the long-buried Gospel of Mary and the Acts of Paul and Thecla — to show that the most powerful women in early Christianity weren't lost to history by accident. They were erased because their message was too dangerous: that the greatest power doesn't come from institutions, hierarchies, or external permission. It comes from within.

In this conversation you'll learn:

  • Why women's self-doubt has roots in a 4th-century political decision

  • What the Gospel of Mary teaches about the "spiritual eye of the heart"

  • Why ending the war with your body is the first act of reclaiming your power

  • Why rage is sacred — and why feeling it fully is healing

  • What it means to "baptize yourself" in today's world

If you've ever felt unworthy, silenced, or too much — this episode is for you.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your diet, fasting routine, or lifestyle.

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0:00.0

On this episode, I bring you Megan Waterson. Now, get ready. This is a conversation, I promise you.

0:10.8

I've never brought you. And I know I keep saying that. But this is an important moment in history

0:16.8

that I think we need to start having some tough conversations. So let me give you a little background on Megan,

0:23.6

and I'll tell you what you're going to hear in this discussion.

0:27.6

So Megan is a renowned feminist theologian.

0:31.6

She has a Masters of Theology Studies from Harvard Divinity School

0:36.6

and a Master of Divinity from Union Theology Seminary

0:41.7

at Columbia University.

0:44.4

She created the House of Mary Magdalene,

0:47.8

a spiritual community that studies sacred texts

0:51.0

left out of the traditional canon. Her work has appeared in media outlets such as the New York

0:57.6

Times, The Huffington Post, TEDx Women, and Marie Claire. She's also, by the way, the author of two

1:05.5

phenomenal books, Mary Magdalene revealed and the girl who baptized herself.

1:12.4

So the reason that I brought Megan to you all is, if you haven't noticed,

1:18.4

I have been really trying to help us all see a bigger picture

1:24.4

when it comes to our relationship to our body. Now, it might seem a little odd that I would

1:32.4

bring a feminist theologian to talk about a woman's relationship to our body. But I think what many of us

1:40.9

have come to recognize in this current modern moment is that women have been taught to distrust our bodies.

1:51.0

Women, we have been taught to silence our voices.

1:55.0

Women, we have been taught to move away from our instincts.

1:59.0

And so many of you come to my platform to lose weight, to feel

2:04.1

better, to have better brain clarity, to understand the feminine body that you're living in.

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