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The Emotional Labor Identity: How Girls Become Emotional Caretakers

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The Emotional Labor Identity: How Girls Become Emotional Caretakers In many homes, the emotional climate of the family sits on the shoulders of the youngest girls. She learns early: Keep everyone calm.Keep everyone together.Keep everyone comfortable. If someone is upset, she manages it.If someone is tense, she softens herself.If someone is hurt, she carries it. […]

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Beauty as Identity: Breaking the Early Feminine Trap

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Beauty as Identity: Breaking the Early Feminine Trap A girl does not choose to center her value around beauty.She is taught to. It begins with compliments on cuteness and prettiness.It continues with warnings about weight, appearance and presentation.It is reinforced through media, peers, family and culture. By the time she reaches adolescence, beauty is no

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The Good Girl Identity: Why Women Learn to Self Silence

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The Good Girl Identity: Why Women Learn to Self Silence There is a moment in nearly every young girl’s life when she realizes that being “good” earns her safety.Not truth.Not authenticity.Not self respect. Safety. She learns it young.A raised eyebrow.A disappointed sigh.A comment about her tone.A reminder to be nice.A quiet correction that teaches her

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Passed Over Again: Rebuilding Yourself Into the Leader You Were Meant to Be Pt.4

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Passed Over Again: Rebuilding Yourself Into the Leader You Were Meant to Be Pt.4 There comes a point when you stop replaying what happened.The decision has already been made.The seat went to someone else.The excuses have been used up.You already know why. Now the real work begins. Getting passed over is not the end of

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