The trees were ablaze with orange and gold, their fiery foliage blazing against the brilliant blue sky. Their bold statement of intent to transition to the quiet of winter was the optimal setting for a writing retreat with Rebecca Traister. For there, tucked in a cozy...
“One day, all of this will vanish. This brick and mortar and dogma. Gentlemen, women are coming to Cambridge.” I heard those words spoken a week ago watching Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, the new film adaptation of Woolf’s 1919 novel. In the film, Katharine...
After I published my interview with Jaqueline Sussman, on The Power Women Were Taught to Hide, last week, I received this comment from a reader. “It’s one thing to know you have power. It’s another thing to know when and how to use it—especially when it matters.” She...
I’m launching a new Badass Women at Any Age interview series on Substack: My first conversation is with Jaqueline Sussman, whose life’s work has centered on helping women discover the authentic self beneath years of conditioning. What is your personal story, and...
Since 2007, I’ve been coaching professional women to “speak up.” Speak up in the meeting. Ask for the promotion. Push back when you’re interrupted. Negotiate your salary. Advocate for yourself. Learn to be politically savvy, especially because you’re navigating in a...
“I’m not going to let you hurt me, Nora. I’m not going to let you tell me that I don’t love you or that I haven’t tried to give you as much as I gave to Laurie…..God knows, I’m not perfect because enough angry people in this house told me so tonight…But I am not going...
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