Podcast and Videos
Military, Dance, and Stoicism - Nancy Sherman | The Feminine Stoic
In this episode of The Feminine Stoic, we talk with Nancy Sherman—philosopher, Georgetown professor, and former Chair of Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy—about why Stoicism is not emotional repression in a toga. Drawing on her work with military leaders and her parallels between military, dance, and emotions, Nancy reframes Stoicism and Aristotelianism. We get into moral injury, anger, grief, friendship – and why resilience without community is insufficient, plus why Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Aristotle haven’t stopped being right.
Eudaimonia and Allies - Christopher Gill | The Feminine Stoic
British Professor Christopher Gill cuts through the macho myth of Stoicism to reveal a philosophy founded in integrity to help us live grounded in the 4 virtues of wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice. He shows the Stoics’ flourishing happiness—eudaimonia—emerges naturally from virtue and community, not from chasing wealth or suppressing emotion. Instead of stone-faced repression, Stoicism is a fearless inquiry into what moves you, sharpening your discernment to meet desire, fear, and duty without losing your humanity.
Emotions and Everyday Courage - Jennifer Baker | The Feminine Stoic
What if Stoicism isn’t about not feeling, but about modulating your feelings? What if Stoicism never was a masculine trait to begin with? In this conversation, Professor Jennifer Baker (College of Charleston) reframes anger, jealousy, and grief as signals about our beliefs, not shame to suppress. We explore a feminine Stoicism — rooted in everyday bravery, caregiving, and community—that challenges the stereotype of Stoicism as masculine or emotionless.