Category: Gender Issues
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Announcing: Museday! February 14th-15th!
So, it’s no secret that my fiance and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s day. We really believe that romance and love should be celebrated all year round and that we shouldn’t need special reminders to do a special something for the people in our lives. However, I realize that a lot of people out there are…
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Getting a Leg Up in the Workplace – Without Baring Your Legs! – February 11th at 6:00 Mountain Time
Hey, everybody! I’m so excited to tell you that my last teleseminar sparked a lot of ideas for my friend, Deanna. She has extensive experience in Human Resources and is very familiar with work place relationships, how gender plays a role, and how to handle harassment. She has agreed to allow me to interview her…
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Empowering Women
Women NEED to be more assertive, confident, and have better self-esteem – not just for ourselves, but for future generations of women that are growing up. We lead by example, so we need to be the best examples that we can be. To this end, I’m focusing my services on helping women overcome those barriers…
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Guest Post: Lessons in Love from the Tarot: 3 Cards that Will Change the Way You Look at Love
By: Angela Kaufman, Certified Professional Tarot Reader, LCSW. Have you ever found yourself confused over how much to “give in” to others in relationships? Perhaps your life is going along as planned until a new romance develops, and you slowly find yourself chipping away at your dreams to accommodate your partner. Do you get stumped…
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Speaking Forbidden Things
I’m going to be honest with you. Right now, I’m scared of going further in this post. I know where I want it to end up, but I can’t even fully form the thought in my head. So let’s see how this goes. Two years ago I wrote a post on my WordPress.com blog (another…
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Who You Really Are
So, my mother told when I was growing up: Who you most want to be is who you really are. Crazy, right? If I was already who I wanted to be, then I would already have all the things I want and I’d be fulfilling my life’s purpose. But instead, I’m still on the road.…
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I’m Still Not Perfect and I Still Don’t Have to Be
A friend of mine posted on an older post of mine (I’m Not Perfect and I Don’t Have to Be) and I chuckled when I reread it. I remember that day and I remember that feeling I had, and I’m happy to say that I’m still not perfect. I’ve grown, though. I’m not the same…
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Love Your Self
So, every so often I come upon something that really makes me think. In our Western culture we have several gender differences and I think this is one of the major ones. You see, men are taught that they are valued based on their individual accomplishments. Not only that, but they are told that they…
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This Holiday Season
Every holiday season it seems harder and harder to find that perfect gift. Everyone seems to have everything they need or want – except for the really expensive things. So what’s a well meaning gift giver to do? Or maybe you’re thinking about going green or supporting the economy – I have some suggestions for…
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Who’s in Your Tribe?
According to the World English Dictionary, a tribe is: a social division of a people, esp of a preliterate people, defined in terms of common descent, territory, culture, etc. Though we consider ourselves a literate people, this pretty well describes a tribe. Especially the “etc” part. But in our modern culture, people use tribe in…