Many months ago, I was slapped in the face with some fairly disturbing news about my childhood. Like most survivors of childhood abuse, I chose to ignore what I knew and pretend it did not matter, until suddenly I was at a point where I had to examine certain behaviors I was exhibiting – for the future of my family, and for my own peace of mind. I had a pattern of behavior in relationships that I did not understand and it had to change. I had to change. So, I began therapy and now I am in a...
You, yes you, are a feminist. You are walking around in pants, you are driving a car, you are on a computer reading this. These are all because you are a feminist. You are not afraid to speak your mind and you are using the tools given to you by your mothers and sisters to move forward in this world, maybe wearing a fabulous new pair of boots or just in your mommy sweats. Congratulations, by the way, for being who you are because it took a lot of work to get there. But, don’t get too comfy,...
New web series for girls! Smart Girls at the Party Great, go for it, do your own thing … Sit on cakes. Do whatever the f–k you want. It’s just that I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and shriveled … More than it being the Pussycat Dolls thing? It’s just distracting from what is real power. ~Amy Poehler (2006 Bust Magazine Article)
