Women Who Survive
Women Fight the Double Standard at Work
I recently went through a bag of handouts and notes from the Women In Communications national conference in Tulsa. So it was six months ago — so what? At least I went through them and found some gems to share with you. June Werdlow Rogers, a retired DEA special agent in charge, spoke from herRead the Rest…
The Magic of Living Your Life On Purpose
When you look into the mirror, what do you see? Best-selling author, Bridget Cook saw love. Like many of us Bridget struggled to please others, overachieving without regard to the gifts she had to offer the world. On the brink of life or death, Bridget experienced the miracle of self-love and understood how discovering herRead the Rest…
Violence Against Teens Poses Major Problem
Relationship violence continues to pose a huge problem for young people, who are just figuring out how to conduct relationships. Unfortunately, too many of those relationships take a bad turn. Do you know someone who has experienced sexual assault, rape, or stalking? Here are some startling truths: Young people ages 12 to 19 experience theRead the Rest…
When Birth Control Was Illegal
One hundred years ago it was illegal – and OBSCENE — to teach women about contraception. Today as the debate about women’s healthcare coverage rages, it’s good to look back at how things once were, and to contemplate the possibility of a return to those bad old days. A woman named Margaret Sanger fought forRead the Rest…
Should Women Learn Gunfighting?
I met Kathy Johnson when I enrolled in a two-day Tactical Handgun course at the APT firearms academy she and her husband operate here in the Ozarks. In addition to being a co-owner, Kathy is a personal safety specialist who is proficient in gun-fighting and an instructor in women’s safety. The course was worthwhile butRead the Rest…
Is Someone Gaslighting You?
Have you ever come away from a personal encounter feeling, “What just happened? Am I so out of touch? Maybe I AM losing it!” If someone is trying to get you to doubt the validity of your own experience — the information you receive from your own senses — then chances are you’re being gaslighted.Read the Rest…
What is Genshai?
I started this New Year by attending the Genshai Mastery Retreat in Coronado, California. This wonderful program took place in a local community theatre building, a setting that highlighted every speaker as a uniquely special person. At the same time, we all relished the cozy friendly atmosphere in which we could share as sisters andRead the Rest…
Who Opposes Violence Against Women Act?
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) and many other groups are lobbying Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Heralded as the first and best protection for victims of domestic violence, who happen to be overwhelmingly women, VAWA is up for renewal in 2012. The Two-Minute Activist The AAUW has established anRead the Rest…
Survive with Courage and Inner-Strength
Dr. Nancy O’Reilly talks with two amazing women who faced death and lived to tell about it. they not only survived, but came out stronger more resilient and an inspiration to millions of women everywhere. They tell their stories in their own words and share their secrets of how they used “self-love” to emerge strongRead the Rest…
