The Dark Goddess Series III: For the Women who refuse to play small.
Here’s this Friday’s Dark Goddess Series for the Women who Refuse to Play Small. Enjoy! The Dark Goddess twinkles with self awareness,but she doesn’t need to be in this state in a composed way. She has a dirty, loud laughwhich she regularly uses to chuckle at life’s challenges and her own shortcomings.She is a goddess […]
Calling all Women: why we need to acknowledge we’re different to men.
Today, I felt like doing a different kind of post.Especially for women.On something I’m really passionate about. It’s about acknowledging our differences to men.I think that because we’ve fought so hard for equalitywe’ve had to erase the parts of our experience that ‘complicate’ the debate,or sadly, issues that can be used against us.Such as, the […]
What to do when youre feeling stuck
Sometimes it helps to focus on the choices we do have in life. At times it can feel like our life has become small, narrow, and senseless. We could have been: Dumped.Sacked.Wronged.Hurt.Disappointed.Or worn down and exhausted. These experiences understandably evoke powerlessness.Something was done to us,That perhaps we didn’t have much choice in.And we’re left reeling, […]
Why making excuses is holding us back
When I first finished university I got an internship at the BBC. I wrote a few articles for them which they always used to tell me to dumb down more, and then some. At the time I felt totally pissed off by this.I used to think: you set the expectations of people.Do you really think […]
The Gift of Anxiety
I love what Rollo May (kick ass existential psychologist) says about anxiety. He is a real breath of fresh on the subject. So much of the prevailing talk on anxiety is about getting rid of it. When instead we need to focus on HOW to manage our anxiety. Anxiety is a very human experience. We […]
Why magic bullets dont work
I’ve been thinking a lot about journeys and destinations. I’ve always been impatient to get somewhere really fast.I want to have built a huge blog following since yesterday. This is where the tempting magic bullet whizzes into our consciousness.We’re sold these bullets day in day out as a shortcut to get results. Take these 10 […]
