Tess Talks this Sunday

Tune in to watch my conversation with Darren Deojee

There is so much confusion around the subject of gender. As a young doctor, I felt that in order to be taken seriously, I had to match the men around me and be more ‘masculine’. I had to work as hard, if not harder – even when I was expecting my first child. This misplaced belief was to cost the highest price and made me realise the extent to which so many of us are suffering from a misunderstanding of what it means to be masculine or feminine.

I talk about this in this week’s edition of Tess Talks, with the inspirational Darren Deojee. In modern terms, Darren would be called a mentor, masculinity/femininity guide, activist, entrepreneur, strategist, and much more by the various people he serves. Once upon a time, he may have been called a medicine man. These past few months several of my team and I have been working with Darren. We’ve all been amazed at his incredible wealth of experience and in-depth knowledge in a wide range of areas – not least, femininity and masculinity, and the relationship between the two.

In our conversation, I asked Darren why the masculine and feminine have become so imbalanced in our society. His answer was erudite, thought-provoking, and deeply enlightening. He shared so many gems, including clear insight as to how we heal the imbalance, starting with ourselves. He is one of those people who blazes a trail to clear the way for others, and his compassion for all humanity shines through in our conversation.

This week, the video will be posted here on Sunday at 12 pm (UK time) as a special preview for Substack subscribers. It then goes public on the following Tuesday. I really hope you’ll tune in and also share this conversation far and wide – it’s an important one.

In the meantime, you might want to take a look at Darren’s website.