The Myth of The Strong Independent Woman

I used to think I had way more masculine energy than feminine energy.   I was the no label, jeans and t-shirt wearing, mountain climbing, adventurous outdoor chick. I was definitely not a girly girl. Even growing up in a pretty liberal, hippy, idealist community where everything goes, I still absorbed these cultural norms we…

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Why I Don’t Manage My Anxiety

I have anxiety.   Most people don’t really know this about me. They perceive me as a generally outgoing, extroverted, adventurous woman. They see me as youthful, playful, and fearless.   And while I am many of those things (except extroverted, I am 100% an introvert) I can assure you, I am also human. I…

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An Ode to The Tower

Yesterday I was chatting with my friend Naomi about my past experience with all of the past Tower moments in my life – how I usually embrace and accept them. I hate them just as much as anyone else, but I also accept them – this is what is happening right now. Ok. There is…

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