Archive for September 2011
Motherhood and The Girl Effect
Last week Miki Devivo interviewed me for her Voices of Motherhood project. (She’s looking for more moms to share their stories, too.)
I was amazed by how much I was willing to share about all the internal work that goes into being a mother to two girls.
One of the things that emerged for me from that conversation is an appreciation for the way motherhood is making me a more capable citizen of the world.
In the eight years I’ve been a mom, I’ve learned to be an advocate for my daughters.
With their doctors, teachers, grandparents, friends, to continually be advocating for what is best for them. In turn, I’ve learned to be an advocate for myself in the same way. This is not a skill I practiced before I had kids. Through college, through my first few jobs, I didn’t have an understanding of how to advocate for myself.
But when the ultrasound tech said, “Girls!” and their lives flashed through my mind like a movie on fast forward: first steps, bike rides, braces, dates, prom, college, weddings, children, I saw clearly their future in my hands.
Many, many girls around the world have a future that is completely different from the future I imagine for my girls.
I realize how incredibly lucky my children are to live where they live. How lucky they are to have a momma who can advocate for them, to have at their fingertips education and healthcare and bikes and braces and prom.
So, Oct. 4-11 I’ll be participating in the Girl Effect Blogging Campaign to support and spread the word about the efforts of Girl Effect.
As you can see from this video, time is ticking. But we can do something about that.
I’d love for you to join me in advocating for a better future for all the girls of the world. To participate in the 2011 Girl Effect Blogging Campaign go here and here.
Learn more about Girl Effect here.
Women Branching Out: Melissa Dinwiddie
Melissa Dinwiddie of Living a Creative Life talks about the starving artist myth, recharging by doing the work you love, marketing yourself as an artist, improvisation, and her upcoming Play, Flow, Write, GO! playshop.
Play, Flow, Write, GO!
September 27, 2011
1:00-2:30pm Pacific Time/PST (recording available)
A playshop in improvisational art for the soul for anyone who needs a creative recharge. The playshop combines a live teleclass on September 27, a recording of the call (so you can participate even if you can’t make it on the 27th), tutorial videos, and an opportunity to share your work from the playshop in a special art show on Melissa’s blog. Find out more here.
Melissa Dinwiddie is an artist, singer/songwriter and inspirationalist who’s known for getting creative people sparked, stoked and creating. She shares her inspirational posts, videos, classes, group and 1:1 coaching and other offerings at Living A Creative Life.
Women Branching Out: Barbara Coon
I’m so happy to introduce you to Barbara Coon. In this Women Branching Out Interview we talk about Barbara’s CranioSacral practice in Seattle, how Barbara creates a calm environment for her clients and self, and her upcoming Living Energy Retreat teleclass.
Living Energy Retreat
The Living Energy Retreat starts Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 7 p.m. PST. This 12 week teleclass offers a consistent weekly healing space to bring calm joyful living to busy women over achievers.
A free sneak preview of The Living Energy Retreat is available Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 7 p.m. PST. More information here.
Barbara Coon offers Intuitive CranioSacral healing for women and children ready to feel more fully present, more energetic, and more attuned to their body’s needs. She’s known for her gentle calm presence that cultivates a focused connection for healing. Private sessions, group energy healing teleclasses and The Living Energy Retreat are available online as well at her private Oasis Garden Sanctuary in Seattle.