Margaret Thatcher said, “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” Often, I see this in relationships – it’s those who feel powerless who in turn act in a demanding, overwhelming, power-driven way to compensate for their...
There are things you know you should do: eat well, exercise, be civil with telemarketers. But then there are other things—things that are more challenging, like finally ending a failing relationship or letting go of your ex. Most of us have been to both these places....
A relationship can be a living, breathing entity that you and your partner co-create. A relationship can also be a literal chemical addiction. So, a breakup joins two of life’s most challenging experiences: paralyzing grief and the overwhelming physical and emotional...
Are you interested in someone? Is he or she interested in you? Maybe—but it’s a lot easier to assume not, because if you lower your expectations, there’s much less far to fall. This tendency to manage expectations and keep them low is meant to be protective. The...
When we were young, we created many of the patterns that control our adult lives. This can be especially true of relationships – what did you learn to expect in your earliest relationships? Do you expect emotional reciprocity and respect? Or do you expect to be...
Hillary knows…How did you first learn the story of Rosa Parks, whose birthday was yesterday? Too often, we hear about her refusal to give up her seat on an Alabama bus as a single, inevitable act. It was not. Parks spent years studying the principles of non-violent resistance, informing her political beliefs, and helping to grow a community of activists. Her bus protest was not just an act of courage, but of clear-eyed conviction. It also led to Parks's tireless organizing to keep the Montgomery bus boycott going, and a lifetime of taking action around causes she cared about, often with no recognition and at enormous personal risk. She understood better than anyone that progress takes decades of hard work, persistence, and the courage to keep going. #gutsywomenPhoto: Montgomery Sheriff's Office ... See MoreSee Less
This win means so much more than moneyThis is a win for christine Blasey FordThis is a win for Anita HillThis is a win for every woman assaulted no matter how long ago, who due to the time in HIStory, had to try to make sense of it some other way. Total confusion for survivor. “Is this my fault?”“The repercussions would be too great.”“Authorities would not care.”“What just happened to me?”“I need to downplay this or block it out so I can live my life.”“No one would believe me and the public would hate me if I dare”“I was not just assaulted. That’s not what happened. I can’t take on that heat, so maybe I try to convince myself I enjoyed it? But didn’t. It hurt.”“i was in disbelief.”“I felt shame; humiliation.”“I’ll tell some trusted friends to help me process what happened to me.”Like the millions of women in America who endure this treatment daily,I will try to block it out.” ... See MoreSee Less
E. Jean Carroll's first defamation case against Trump was brutal for the Republican. The newly resolved second case, however, was vastly worse for him.