Expectations of Women: The Pressure to Be Perfect

Expectations of Women: The Pressure to Be Perfect

Q: What do you think of the social expectations of women to be the perfect woman/mother? Are women pressured to fulfill these expectations?

A: I bought into the social expectation of the perfect daughter, wife and mother by attempting to be who I should be instead of who I truly was. Until I changed my inner paradigm, I wasn't free...

A Journey of Self-Discovery: The Greek Goddess Psyche

A Journey of Self-Discovery: The Greek Goddess Psyche

I recently read the myth of the Greek goddess Psyche on GoddessGift.com. If you're not familiar with it, I suggest clicking through and giving it a quick read on their site. At the end of the story, they write..

A Taste of U.S. History: Strong Southern Women

A Taste of U.S. History: Strong Southern Women

I'm spending the week in Tennessee and Georgia in preparation for this coming weekend's I Can Do It! conference in Atlanta, where I will be signing copies of my book, Unbridled: A Memoir...

The Power of Effective Communication: Using I Statements

The Power of Effective Communication: Using I Statements

How many times have you sounded like your own mother when you've spoken to a mate or to children? Using phrases like: You never, you always, you should, you keep me from, you need to, you'd better...

Did the Goddess Athena Inspire Modern Feminism?

Did the Goddess Athena Inspire Modern Feminism?

The goddess Athena. We know her best as the goddess of wisdom. With a sword, a shield, and an owl, she guarded and protected the ancient city of Athens. Intelligent and rational, Athena ruled by reason rather than emotion or compassion...

Women Gender Roles: Getting to Know the Multidimensional You

For me, living out my dimensions is not a linear experience, but rather a twisted path of lessons, as I work to integrate my many faces and to express them openly.

Four of these dimensions are: The mother, the lover, the warrior and the seeker...

Goals and Dreams: What is Your Vision for Yourself?

I follow the blogger Penelope Trunk. Recently, she posted a blog about dreaming (excerpted below). Honestly, she’s a little hard on the concept of dreaming. Although I get her message, and it’s a good one, it made me think:

Was Martin Luther King, Jr. wrong to have a dream? Or were the Wright Brothers wrong to dream they could fly?...