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One of the saddest things I’ve seen is the inability to really allow ourselves to dream! Dr. Ana Nogales spoke of this in her work with women that sometimes, even as little girls, their imaginations have been so stifled that they have forgotten how to dream. However, if we learn to appreciate and see ourselves …

As we grow up, we have to learn how to mesh who we were as a young girl with who we become as young women.

As we grow, we receive certain messages about what kinds of behavior is acceptable and unacceptable and a set of values is assigned to each type of behavior. Interestingly, we learn all sorts of things about the world around us before we are able to evaluate whether the judgments of those around us really make …

A characteristics of “La Niña” is her desire to play and her sense of wonder over everything she sees, hears, smells, touches and tastes. The child appreciates all and has insatiable curiosity and a desire to learn. This sense of wonder and play is a marvelous thing – we love to view it in children, …

As very young children, we learn by imitation. So we do what others teach us to do. And we learn to treat others – and ourselves! – in the ways that we see others do so. This was key to Gina Ravera, this week’s interviewee, as she shared with us her memories of how her …

In my last blog post I asked you to pay more attention to when you’re comfortable and when you’re not – and what that means to you. Are you allowing people to cross certain boundaries of yours when perhaps you should make your discomfort known (even if only to acknowledge it to yourself) or, on …

When we are very young, we are completely vulnerable and helpless. We depend on others to take care of us and we are at their mercy. It’s interesting to me of all the women I’ve interviewed how many of them speak of taking care of others, of being the “responsible” one and learning how to …

This week’s guest unfortunately had to reschedule, but things happen for a reason, right? I had hoped to have our new site “live” for the first full week of the New Year, but we’re still working on some details.