“Women Supporting Women” seems to be on its’ way out. At some point during the past two years, there are, in fact, women who have started undermining their colleagues, their friends, their boyfriend’s ex… you get the picture. Why aren’t we lifting each other up? Not all toxic relationships are romantic! So, what is toxic femininity? I turned to Ginger Dean, psychotherapist and founder of “Loving Me After We” to learn more; how to identify toxic feminine energy and to understand it – that it is routed in primal wounding, rooted in the idea that she “is not enough.” Unfortunately, each women is on her own – there is no one coming to save us on a white horse… except for, guess who? YOUR OWN DANG SELF. So let’s all get on board and dump the “Mean Girl” routine once and for all: it’s difficult enough as it is for us all.
A very special Mother’s Day episode with my mom, Jane. Whether you’re an aunt, a sister, a daughter, a mom, a godmother or a grandmother, this episode will truly resonate with you! We talk about the importance of the mother-daughter relationship, growing up together (me into an adult and her into a parent), cultural differences in parenting styles, and her efforts to break generational traumas. I also unearth a 20 year old secret to reveal to my mom (hint: she was shocked)! Happy Mother’s Day and enjoy!
Women are steadily becoming the breadwinning powerhouses of the social media and branding landscape. For the first time in Lord knows how long, women influencers are getting the bigger brand deals. “But with great power comes great responsibility!”, they say! Cue digging 10 years into a 31-year-old’s past to unearth random thoughts of an obscure Stanford co-ed. Still just a fledgling in this great big world, Christina Najjar (aka Tinx) likely never fathomed in a million years that anyone would care what she tweeted. “Tinx is climbing dangerously high on that success scale, so let’s throw a banana peel at her feet.” This is how I imagine the scenario. “Let’s knock these women with power down a few pegs so we can better digest them.” When my 10 year Facebook statuses pop up on my memories, I absolutely CRINGE. I was always projecting my own insecurities on to others, because I didn’t understand myself yet. That is why having someone like Tinx is SO crucial for these 20-somethings: by her own admission, she’s made the mistakes so you don’t have to make them yourself. It’s a platform she and I share and, let me just say, there is no part of my 21-year-old EQ that I want to recover. Tinx has come under fire for doing the very thing she set out to do: cultivating a safe space for women to ask questions and make mistakes. I hope this mini episode resonates with you all. Xx
