Tag: feminism
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The Inter-Dependent Relationship Model
You’ve heard of independence, right? Dependence? And co-dependence? But how often do you hear of interdependence? This is not surprising in a society that uses fear as a tactic to motivate us. Imagine making a journey across the country, before the industrial age, in a horse drawn wagon traveling dirt roads. You are driving your…
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Don’t Be “The Bigger Person”
You’ve had a conflict with another person. Things may have gotten out of control and both sides are hurt. You may think the other person is at fault or at least at greater fault. At one point someone suggests you apologize and you reject that notion. That person then says to you, “be the bigger…
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When I Want To Give Up
It’s supposed to be Spring here in South East Michigan. On my walk outside this morning I applauded my flowers who never give up even when they must push through the latest layer of snow. This vision really resonated with my Spirit today. So many times in life it is hard to keep pushing on…
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No One Can Empower You
There are few terms that raise the hairs on my metaphysical neck more than, “I empower women”. I’ve seen a trend, the past few years, of many entrepreneurs and coaches introducing themselves with the phrase, ”I help women, by empowering them to…” Although their heart is in the right place, these women, in an effort…
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Support Female Personal Developers
I’ve been thinking…(uh oh)…. There is an underlying pattern of misogyny in the genre of personal development. It isn’t intentional, mind you. I’m beginning to theorize it as a result of conditioning. Although ‘touchy feely’, ’emotions’ and ‘naval contemplation’ has been ‘seen’ as a woman’s field just google ‘personal development speakers’, or ‘motivational speakers’, or…