This week’s Archetypes’ podcast episode was “Beyond the Archetype: Human, Being.” The Duchess of Sussex spoke to high schoolers, Candace Bushnell, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and more about identity, being and existing beyond the archetypes. While it was a very enjoyable episode, I kind of felt like it wasn’t necessarily the strongest “archetype,” if you know what I’m saying? Like, in the previous episodes, Meghan did a good job staying on some kind of theme and dissecting the trope, stereotype or archetype in both an intellectual and personal way. This episode just felt more like a grab-bag, like Meghan just wanted to talk to kids from her old school, and Candace and Rodriguez.
On this episode, Meghan also had Amanda Gorman on as the last guest of the episode. Gorman, as I’m sure everyone remembers, is LA’s youth poet laureate, and she became mega-famous when she was asked to recite her original work, “The Hill We Climb,” at President Biden’s inauguration. On Archetypes, Gorman recited a poem she wrote about “a future that is female,” one of the lines of which was: “We will not fail, we will not sway/For where there’s will, there’s woman/And where there’s woman, there is forever a way.” Not only was Gorman a guest on Archetypes, she got to meet Meghan and Harry in person! Amanda posted the photo, above, on her social media. Harry looks so rosy-cheeked and happy. Meghan and Amanda look beautiful! Of course Meghan would be all about Amanda Gorman, another LA Girl.
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- American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) | usage worldwide,Image: 584954587, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: usage worldwide, Model Release: no, Credit line: Patrick Semansky / DPA Picture Alliance / Avalon
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- American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) | usage worldwide,Image: 584956186, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: usage worldwide, Model Release: no, Credit line: Patrick Semansky / DPA Picture Alliance / Avalon
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- Amanda Gorman recites poetry after United States President Joe Biden took the Oath of Office as the 46th President of the US at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.,Image: 584962111, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: usage worldwide, Model Release: no, Credit line: Chris Kleponis – CNP / DPA Picture Alliance / Avalon
Harry is aging a lot better than the typical Windsor man. I keep waiting for him to hit that wall and go full horse but he’s been looking much better.
Nature vs nurture, it’s amazing what happiness will do for you.
Maybe the Spencer gene will finally supercede.
I think the main difference is that Harry’s smiles are genuine.
“full horse” hahaha 🤣
Low stress. Also, he looks more like his grandfather, Charles and William look like QE2, that side is very Mr. Ed adjacent.
Oh my goodness “full horse” i cannot stop laughing and thinking about queen and King Charles looking like a foal.
Beautiful picture. There are still some royalists who will look at it and say Harry looks unhappy.
Harry looks so happy, utterly content.
Wanted to say just that, he looks happy, relaxed and content.
All the best for them.
Pure joy in sunny Montecito.
Yes! They all look so relaxed and happy. I love Amanda Gorman so much.
I always remember what Meghan said about being happy under a tree in her backyard (paraphrasing). I’m so glad the Sussexes have left that Salty Isle behind and are living their best, most fulfilled, independent lives. They’re glowing. I can’t wait to see them collecting awards and starring on Netflix in a couple of weeks.
Harry just belongs in California, he looks amazing and very content. Meghan and Amanda are gorgeous.
Amanda Gorman is amazing! I can’t wait to watch her talent continue to unfold over her lifetime.
Amanda Gorman is the first inaugural poet that really resonated with me. Her words, her delivery, were so powerful . That’s what poetry is supposed to do, I guess, hers is just the first that really spoke to me.
I follow Amanda on Instagram. She seems like an utterly fantastic human being.
Everyone in your photo is positively GLOWING! Love to see it.
So nice to see! 💗
Yeah, I laugh at the British press when an article reads”Harry’s miserable”
The press and all the online haters. Harry miserable? Brainwashed? Yearning to break free from his happy and stable marriage? Ready to leave the children he’s wanted his whole life and the wife he adores to return to being the third wheel to the Wailses? Bahahaha!
Their salty delusions feed my soul 😏
@Dee it’s all projection. They are miserable, so they think Harry must be too. 🙄
Yes. The #1 proclaimer of Harry looking “miserable” is one of the most miserable looking people I’ve ever seen. We can guess who she is. Then there was Hugo Vickers claiming early last month that Harry looked ‘utterly miserable’ and ‘radiated sadness’. HV seemed to forget that Harry’s grandma passed away a few weeks before.
HV also said that royals rarely find happiness when leaving royal duties.lol If royal duties brought on happiness, Kate (and Will) would have been doing a helluva lot more the past 11 years for all the “happiness”. Instead of being workshy.
This photo of Harry, Amanda and Meghan is beautiful, joyful and glowing.
Well the episode was called “beyond the Archetype” it wasn’t supposed to be about one specific topic
Exactly!
Its like…..’understandest what thou hearest?’ Damn.
Anyhooooooo…………..as the penultimate episode of the series, this 11th episode comes across as a wrap, as the title suggests: Beyond the Archetype: Human, Being. Thats closing the curtain on all the archetypes and stereotypes that were discussed for the previous 10 episodes and concluding with the reminder that we are all just humans, having our being in the world.
So it makes me really curious to know what kind of “BANG” the series will end on. Because you know its coming. This is Meghan, afterall…..and she always exceeds our expectations.
On days when the bad news is overwhelming, I wonder whether the human race deserves to survive, and if so, how. Then I see people like these three, the “younger generation”, and they are inspiring. They care. They get it. And most of all, they’re doing something about it.
With human beings like these, our world is in good hands.
I like your take on things. Just reading about the Sussexes or seeing their smiling faces brighten a day of despairing stories in the news. Harry and Meghan with the people they associate with give us hope .
I am ecstatic at Henry’s and Meghan’s ability to connect easily,naturally, lovingly with their human counterparts. No school, etiquette or protocol can teach you such kindness of the heart.
Harry is Lady Diana’s true heir, and Meghan the wife she would have wholeheartedly approved of for him.
One of my kids’ high school Dutch teachers uses Amanda Gorman when teaching poetry. She is brilliant at focusing on the different rhythms of English when she speaks.
Everyone looks beautiful here and all of their eyes are smiling, that’s how you know that they really are happy.
I loved this episode. I think the podcast is partly responsible for making me challenge myself as a woman to get back in touch with the bold, kind, and confident little girl I was. (See what I did there? Those are my 3 words). I am getting back to the core of who I am and not as worried about being perceived as bossy or pushy because I know who I am.
I love this comment! Including your 3 words
High five to you JJ! I love this journey for you and for everyone who’s been inspired by Meghan (and Harry) to be the person you were meant to be before family, society and cultural expectations f@cked us all up.
@JJ: I love to hear that.
Ditto from me to you @JJ! And thanks for your comments too @Harla. It’s great to hear from everyone who has shared how they have been inspired by M&H’s example of giving back, healing, mustering the courage to do what’s right, counting blessings and living life to the fullest, moment-by-moment.
BTW, what an unforgettable moment it was seeing, listening, and learning from wise, young Amanda Gorman on Inauguration Day 2021!!! It’s so lovely to witness the happy photo of Amanda connecting with Meghan & Harry. Indeed, they exude joy, love, and hope. 🌟💞
The 3 look so beautiful and happy! I love this pic!
A bit off topic but I just finished watching all three seasons of Pose and Michaela Jae Rodriguez was amazing as Blanca. The series is about the trans community during the AIDS epidemic of the late 80s early 90s. Billy Porter is a main character also. Highly recommended. I was in tears quite a bit but it was also positive I would be interested in what she had to say on the podcast.
Pose is so, so good! and full of references to things that actually happened bitd.
How does one become Meghan’s hostage? Is there a sign-up sheet? A phone number to call? Will she just show up? I have my bag packed and will be waiting by the front door.
Right?! Heck, I’ll fly myself out to CA and deliver myself to her door!
Unfortunately, I heard there’s a years-long waiting list for that. 😃
Well, that waiting list sucks. I’m happy with my life. But, I would jump at the chance to be Meghan’s hostage. She’d make me sit down to tasty meals, sleep peacefully underneath trees and “order” me to be the best me I could be. That’s a boot camp I’d sign up for.
Here Comes the Sun 🎶 these folks 🔥 ☀️ 💕
humans being 🖖 💗
Brava. Lovely, great, super. Hope in a bleak time. Thank you Sussexes and Poet Laureate Gorman.
It must just be me but I feel like Meghan’s smiles have seemed a bit forced in this photo and the video for John Elton. I’m not trying to say she is unhappy or anything like the tabloids always insinuate. Her smile just hasn’t seemed as natural.
It’s just you.
As someone who could have timed her Botox update a smidge better for the holidays…
I think Meghan recently got botoxed/dysported. Most of the time it doesn’t mess with my smile but every so often I’ll end up with a weird-looking smile for a month or so. That’s what her smile looks like to me. Plus her forehead is VERY smooth. Ha.
Chalk it up to your projections, dear. Thats it and thats all.
I agree Alice and nothing wrong with a little touch up if it makes one feel better.
All three look very happy though.
Kingston- condescending much?
Forced? Oh FFS. She has the most genuine smile EVER and to be with Amanda Gorman would make the worst curmudgeon smile.
Man does Harry look like a young Prince Philip in this photo!
Also – love Amanda Gorman. This pic makes me happy.
I always smile when I see Gorman. Her work is brilliant, she has an infectious smile–and her fashion sense is killer. 🥰🥰
Beautiful people in a pic by a tree. Beautiful inside and out.
What a great photo, all 3 of them look wonderful and happy. 3 great people doing good in the world.
I love them all. They’re joy and goodness and talent personified.
THIS is the energy I needed for Thanksgiving! I’m glad they’re all here.
The podcast subject made perfect sense to me. We’ve experienced ten topics that have brought pain into some woman’s life. We’re approaching the closing of a beautiful experience. Through it all, we’ve learned that we’re humans, just being.
The visit to the school was relevant to show us that some things have changed. Those young ladies will confront the archetypes differently because it’s a different world. The b-word is still a stickler for them, and being labeled “bossy.” The young lady who identifies as a part of the LGBTQ community must prepare herself for the noise; the archetypes. In her address at the OYW conference, Meghan told the young people their time is now. The older generation will make a slight difference, but the youth needs to take the helm if we are to move forward. They played a significant role in saving our democracy on election day. Amanda Gorman was an excellent choice; she’s young, intelligent, and the voice of the youth. “Where there are women, there’s forever a way.”
It’s sad that women look at Meghan and try to find fault because it’s difficult for them to give her the accolades she has earned. They can’t say Harry looks unhappy, so it’s her turn to force a smile. Angela Levin is not alone.
I look forward to the final episode, the wrap-up, with sadness. The conversations have been so fulfilling, and I want to know if there will be time for season two.
All three of them look radiant. Love to see it, especially since so many Meghan haters want to act like Harry is miserable.