Empowering Women Through Bitcoin: Exploring Women's Wellness Retreats and Financial Education with Orange Hatter Retreat

In this conversation, Valerie, Tali, Amanda, and Mercedes discuss the importance of women's wellness retreats in the Bitcoin community. They highlight the magical place of Merida and its connection to nature and the Mayan culture. The conversation also explores the role of Bitcoin in promoting self-sustainability and supporting unbanked women. The need for a global virtual women's Bitcoin conference is emphasized, as well as the importance of empowering women through financial literacy. The conversation concludes with action steps, including creating safe spaces for women to learn and connect. The conversation explores the importance of the retreat in Yucatan as a way to brainstorm and build connections within the Bitcoin community. It highlights the different priorities and needs of women in relation to Bitcoin and the potential distortions in its adoption. The discussion emphasizes the importance of working with women on financial education and simplifying Bitcoin for their adoption. It also emphasizes the need for empowerment and creating spaces for women to think together. The conversation concludes by encouraging individuals to take the next step in Bitcoin adoption and highlighting the Orange Hatter retreat as a resource. Tali Lindberg is a Yale School of Management graduate, where she met her husband, Scott. They are co-founders of Free Market Kids and creators of the Bitcoin game HODL UP. She homeschooled four kids over the last twenty years. She was orange pilled at the Bitcoin 2022 conference and, since then, has committed full-time to sharing Bitcoin with the community, especially women. She co-leads the Bitcoin meetup group in Louisville, Kentucky, the Kentuckiana Louisville Bitcoin Club. She is also the host of two podcasts: Orange Hatter and Bitcoin Homeschoolers. Mercedes Juarez International specialist with 40 years’ experience as a consultant, trainer, and researcher in the fields of education, development aid, global health and gender issues. Senior adviser in the education and health sector to governments and international institutions such as the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Directorate-General for International Cooperation-Dutch government, Danida-Danish Government, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office-UK Government, UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO and World Bank, in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. She agrees with Saifdean’s definition from the FIAT standard that all of the above can be characterised as “the misery industry”. In her teenage years she participated in community development programmes organised by the Jesuits throughout Mexico. Growing up in the slums of Mexico City Mercedes' activism was born as a result of experiencing the drastic social contrast in Mexican society which still prevails to this day. As many of her peers in the 70’s she studied Marxism and it’s most prominent critics such as Foucault in depth, and considered it as the most viable route towards social justice, however now in her 70’s she has become an ardent supporter of bitcoin for achieving her life long goals of supporting underprivileged populations and particularly women. Amanda Amanda is originally from Canada, and was first introduced to Bitcoin in 2017 after relocating to Indonesia. After attempting to live a Bitcoin standard in Bali for years which was challenging, she relocated to Mexico post plandemic. Amanda Cofounded Bitcasa Homes; a Bitcoin real estate agency. Also part of the Bitcoin Yucatan team in Mexico, Amanda is focused on elevating the Bitcoin community & economy locally. 🩷 FOLLOW OUR GUESTS: X - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bitcasahomes X - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/OrangeHatterPod X - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/U2640 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tali-lindberg/ WEBSITE: https://bitcasahomes.com WEBSITE: www.orangehatter.com NOSTR: npub1q3r28wytn2ff90lvrvf9qvsu72uuvl7lpcpfjs46gdfqmvdgcu0q9s6amn YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@OrangeHatterPodcast 🔥 LISTEN TO EPISODE HERE (00:00:30) Introduction to the episode and the importance of women's wellness retreats (00:07:11) The challenges faced by unbanked women and the need for financial education (00:28:52) The impact of Bitcoin on the relationship between mothers and children (00:39:18) The transformation of relationships and roles within the Bitcoin space (00:46:12) The importance of a global women's Bitcoin conference (00:46:57) The need to reach American moms and empower them (00:47:48) The importance of creating a living room teaching moment (00:49:10) The significance of filling one's cup first before spreading the knowledge (00:50:44) The need for various approaches and tentacles to support women in Bitcoin (00:51:34) The importance of safe spaces and book clubs for women to learn and ask questions (00:53:23) The role of empowerment in reaching women and changing their perception of themselves (00:57:05) The need for financial education and simplifying Bitcoin for women (01:05:19) Invitation to attend the retreat in Yucatan and work together to empower women ❤️  SUBSCRIBE to the LOVE Warrior Newsletter https://djvalerieblove.com/subscribe 🧡  SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH TIPS - Thank You! https://getalby.com/p/djvalerie 💛  SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@djvalerieblove WEBSITE: https://djvalerieblove.com/podcast FOUNTAIN.FM: https://fountain.fm/show/761jhxFiibErm7eZZdlt APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bitcoin-for-peace-dj-valerie-b-love-friends/id1441540841 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6kZfzFZ3wKmWiljDajrJZ5?si=a9433473b06f464b RSS: https://serve.podhome.fm/rss/4996bcea-e098-5a89-ac63-af7a3df7cb5d 💚  FOLLOW DJ Valerie X - TWITTER: https://twitter.com/djvalerieblove FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/djValerieBLove INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/djvalerieblove/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dj-valerie-b-love/ NOSTR: npub184cwc849sejs5pr566zcg4pqn53zzk85q70gmwqx7qt77h3suansvet30s 🩵  DJ VALERIE’S FAVORITE TOOLS AUDIBLE - Get 2 FREE Audiobooks https://www.audibletrial.com/bitcoin SHAMORY - Have Fun Learn Bitcoin 10% Discount shamory.com/love REAL MUSHROOMS - 25% Off 1st order https://shop.realmushrooms.com/?ref=1232 PODCASTING INDEX - https://podcastindex.org/ SATSBACK - Get Bitcoin rewards when you shop https://satsback.com/register/Ezv2VLwKXgLd8X4Z PERPLEXITY AI - Get $10 OFF https://perplexity.ai/pro?referral_code=U661YIKD HEATBIT - 5% OFF Code = PEACE -Earn Bitcoin & Save $ Heating Your Home https://heatbit.com/?ref=LOVE BTC TRADING CARDS - Have FUN + Learn Bitcoin https://btc-tc.com/LOVE 💙 DJ VALERIE’S FAVORITE EVENTS https://b.tc/conference/2025/ Use code LOVE for 10% OFF https://www.adoptingbitcoin.org/ Use code DJVAL for 10% OFF https://sovereignminds.ca/ https://baltichoneybadger.com/ https://bitblockboom.com/ https://unconfiscatable.com/ https://bitcoinunconference.com/ https://afrobitcoin.org/ https://oslofreedomforum.com/ 💜  BUY, TRADE, STORE, MINE BITCOIN HODL HODL no KYC https://hodlhodl.com/join/NMKLQ SWAN - Get $10 FREE Bitcoin - Dollar Cost Average - https://swanbitcoin.com/djvalerie RIVER FINANCIAL Buy Bitcoin Safely -Get Up to $100 in FREE Bitcoin https://partner.river.com/LOVE BITCOIN ADVISER - Estate Planning and Key Guardian for Bitcoin https://content.thebitcoinadviser.com/valerie-b-love TREZOR - Get 10% OFF Trezor 5.0 and Onboarding Call https://affil.trezor.io/SHcT COLDCARD Discount 5%- Promo Code “PEACE” store.coinkite.com/promo/PEACE SAZ MINING - Get $50 OFF your Bitcoin Mining Order https://app.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=DJVAL BITCOIN MENTOR - Learn Bitcoin Self-Custody-Use code LOVE30 for $30 OFF https://bitcoinmentor.io/aff/love/ 🩷 DJ VALERIE'S FAVORITE IDEAS WHAT IS VALUE FOR VALUE? - ADAM CURRY https://value4value.info/about/