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White Women, Racism and the Mother Wound

“Mainstream communication does not want women, particularly white women, to respond to racism. It wants racism to be accepted as an immutable given in...

Female Assertiveness: Stop Resolving the Tension

Women are expected to resolve tension as a form of emotional labor. Learn how to stop resolving tension and exercise healthy female assertiveness.

Setting Boundaries is Essential to your Empowerment

There is so much to say about boundaries and how foundational they are for our sense of self. In this post, I’ll focus mainly...

Critical Examination Is Not Mother Blame: Bethany Webster

Critical Examination Is Not Mother Blame (You Don’t Owe Your Mother)

The valid examination of mothers may be labeled as mother blame. Learn why you don’t owe your mother for your life and reclaim your...

A woman looks at a watermelon. Consider how to improve your relationship with food with Bethany Webster

How to Improve Your Relationship With Food With Karly Randolph Pitman

Healing how you view food is synonymous with healing yourself. Explore how to improve your relationship with food with Karly Randolph Pitman.

A woman smiles amongst orange butterflies: feel pleasure just for you with Bethany Webster

Feel Pleasure Just For You With Dr. Frantonia Pollins

Social conditioning limits access to your pleasure. Explore why you need to let go of guilt, center pleasure, and feel pleasure just for you.

Feminine Leadership and Boundaries With Eleanor Beaton

Feminine leadership is creative and visionary. Learn about the importance of boundaries and the power of your voice with Eleanor Beaton.

Woman in white shirt paints on a desk and explores the creative journey with Bethany Webster.

The Creative Journey and Your Expansion With Emmeline Chang

Creativity is an opportunity for expansion for women. Learn about the creative journey and obstacles to creativity with Emmeline Chang.

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Signs You Had a “Mean Girl” Mother—and How to Heal

Is Your Mother a “Mean Girl”? It’s a taboo to admit—even to yourself—that your own mother may have acted like a “mean girl.” The shock of that truth often creates [...]

Why You Can’t “Fix” Your Relationship with Your Mother — and Why That’s Not Your Fault

Mother’s Day is coming up in the U.S. And while for some, it’s a time of flowers, brunches, and warm memories, for many adult daughters, it can be deeply painful. [...]

From Idealization to Integrity: Healing from our Collective Idealization of False Power

Lately, world politics feels like a macro version of a dysfunctional family. Have you been noticing this? There’s an underlying connection between the trauma and narcissism within families and [...]

A Love That Protects: The Path from Self-Betrayal to Self-Belonging

Breaking the Spell: Redefining What It Means to Be “Good” I’ve been reflecting on something I think many women will understand in their bones: how we were taught—explicitly and implicitly—that [...]