The loss of Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem presents an interesting contrast. Both were highly influential women who, in their own unique and very different ways, lived out their unique strengths to lift others
Read this MusingThis musing explores how easily we can mistake cultural expectations for personal choice—and even judge other women’s choices through our own assumptions. Through high heels, Birkenstocks, Barbie, and Dolly Parton’s rhinestones, it invites us to move beyond either/or thinking and claim the freedom to choose what feels authentically ours.
Read this MusingExploring the places that tend to silence us: the Patriarchy at Work, at Home, at the Doctor’s Office, at the Gym, at Church or at the Car Dealership.
Read this MusingWhat is the difference between ritual and routine? Are they helpful? Or are they limiting? Where do they come from? Why do they matter?
Read this MusingThis musing was supposed to be a book. For nearly a year, I researched, read, sketched models, and filled notebooks with ideas about polarities, paradoxes, and the impact of dualistic thinking on women. Then something unexpected happened.
Read this MusingThis is a story about my evolution. Like most forms of meaningful growth, it didn't happen all at once. It unfolded gradually, one lesson at a time. Looking back, I wonder how I could have missed something so obvious for so long. Bottom lines - words really do matter!
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