Ladies, We Are Still Disregarding Ourselves 100 Years Later
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Ladies, We Are Still Disregarding Ourselves 100 Years Later

(This piece was originally published during the pandemic on Shalavee.com. I’ve edited it and posted a copy on my Substack account as well. Follow the link to go and subscribe to my posts on Substack now.) The global pandemic in 2020 again brought to light the fact that the world runs on the efforts and…

Unsilencing the ‘Good Girl”: My Struggle with Authentic Visibility on Digital Platforms
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Unsilencing the ‘Good Girl”: My Struggle with Authentic Visibility on Digital Platforms

As a person who has an online presence and blog, I’ve taken and watched these workshops led by the leaders in the field of online leadership. Online marketing guru Seth Godin knows what it takes to succeed online and it’s formulaic. I took notes, screenshots, and saved it all in my head. But there’s always…

My Remarkable Repertoire of Life Changing Anxiety Reducing Choices
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My Remarkable Repertoire of Life Changing Anxiety Reducing Choices

As I am fast approaching another birthday, I want to stand and acknowledge how this year of being 57 and honoring myself has changed me. This year had me taking back my power with a sense of entitlement and ferociousness my younger self may recognize but has forgotten. I was busily building back the self-love…

Soapbox : Medication is Better than Okay, It’s Grrreeaatt
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Soapbox : Medication is Better than Okay, It’s Grrreeaatt

When I was in the deepest throws of my battle with anxiety and depression, inside a bad relationship, dealing with mentally imbalanced parents, and just living a crappy life, I was sure that if I just worked really hard all by myself, eventually, I would win this war I was calling life. I would practice…