Emotion Education
When I was a girl, I hated being a girl. It was clear to me that men were regarded as the superior sex and there was nothing I could do about it. Men had the power.
I learned this not from my dad, a gentle introvert who rarely spoke, but from my mother. She taught me, through her words and actions, that men had all the power…..and she resented the hell out of it! (Mother wasn’t alone; my father was… Read more…
When I was a girl, I hated being a girl. It was clear to me that men were regarded as the superior sex and there was nothing I could do about it. Men had the power.
I learned this not from my dad, a gentle introvert who rarely spoke, but from my mother. She taught me through her words and actions that men had the authority, and she resented the hell out of it.… Read more…
A client recently told me: “I don’t want to impose my will on someone.” She was having a hard time expressing her needs to her slacking business partner, and was highly stressed. I frequently hear women clients say, “I don’t want to step on anybody’s toes,” or some variation of it.
We are terrified of being perceived as aggressive, selfish, or less than compassionate, loving, thoughtful, etc. As if we have to give up… Read more…
