Sourcing The Feminine
The following is a transcript from last week’s SheSpeaks, my evening of women’s storytelling. This particular piece was my second of the evening, and was told prior to Kate Davis’s story on The Strategy of Magic. I’ve been doing this thing recently (draw infinity sign) – I don’t think it’s …
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An Entirely New Annex In Me
A while ago, I invited two trusted souls to my pirate ship to listen to me read aloud some of my writing. The idea was to create an experience for which I needed to write. Something. Anything, really. I just needed to write. So I asked for help and they …
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Authorizing Myself
I spent most of yesterday shopping for validation. I didn’t realize it at the time. But it’s so clear to me now. And embarrassing to admit, but we’re among friends here, right? So I’m just going to put it out there. Truth be told, what I really mean when I …
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Letting “Enough” Be
I surprised the shit out of myself a couple weeks ago. I did something I never thought I’d be able to do, which left me giddy and feeling lighter than air. I threw out all of my notebooks – all seventeen of them – from my graduate school. In the …
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Show ‘Em How It’s Done
What if everyone took their cues of how to treat you…from you? What if your desire to be valued, loved, respected, validated began…with you? What if the hokey-pokey really IS what it’s all about? It’s what I’ve been playing with most these days. I’ve been hearing myself say a lot …
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You Go First
If we are still discussing this whole topic of gender balance within organizations by the time I leave this earth, I swear I will haunt the halls of corporate America until it is resolved. That is how passionate and committed and, frankly, pissed off I am that we have not …
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Get To The Good Stuff
I’m heading to a networking event later today and I’m a bit anxious. Not because I don’t know anyone or find big crowds overwhelming, but because I know I’m going to get that question I dread: “What do you do?” Now I get that it’s par for the course at …
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A Vomit Moment
In the spirit of complete vulnerability, I will tell you that this woman is singing an aria directly to my soul. But sometimes it sucks to hear. This particular message is making me throw up in my mouth a little. I call these “vomit moments” and I’ve learned they are …
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An experiment in opening the door
This weekend, I let some bad-ass guests come into my home. In fact, I invited them in. It was an experiment. One that yielded surprisingly good results. It all began last week when my women’s circles explored the notion of “unconditional friendliness”, and played with inviting all of our thoughts …
Read MoreThe He in SheSpeaks
Back in September, I hosted an event called SheSpeaks. It was a women’s speaking series that was designed to celebrate and honor women – our power, perspectives, voices, wisdom, and relevance. The event was essentially an evening of storytelling and featured five courageous women. I got to play emcee. It …
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