Times have changed but "romance" is still in its infancy. Laws have changed but some states still hold to the religious ideals about marriage and how it's supposed to look instead of how it actually is.  Men still blame women and women still blame men.  Stop blaming and get smart before you get married. 

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Have you ever felt you were being manipulated but did not listen to yourself?  Have you ever felt like you were paranoid or crazy because you have a gut feeling, intuition, an inkling that something is off and you can't quite sort it out.  Years ago, it was very easy to force a woman to comply as a housewife and mother by threatening her, telling her she is crazy and then having full authority to put her in psychiatric care.  Gaslighting can happen at work, with families, friends, romantic partners, politicians, religious leaders and even parents trying to control and minimize experiences of children in order to maintain control over a situation.

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Have you noticed that when women have supernatural experiences we mock them.  But a man named "Moses" for example can climb a mountain, have a supernatural experience and bam - he's an angel of God.  Women have strong intuition, premonitions, dejavu, dreams, unexplained experiences that are minimized by the social order of religion and the sciences.  What's the deal? 

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We really like to judge people when they cry. We stuff the emotion and it is stored on our body systems. No joke. In 2008 Rose -Lynn Fisher started a project to look at the molecular structure of tears and made a huge discovery. How long have we been shaming males for crying and judging women as "too emotional". Nonsense really. 

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I have strong personality.  Being assertive and female has its own set of rules, even today.  Yes, its changing as more women get into leadership roles and  our environments still have engrained messages in our social landscape that attack our nature as females, whether we are strong and powerful, or quiet and accommodating. Confronting situations and tasks/goals/problems can be difficult but rewarding if your intention is to evolve and grow.

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I have learned how easy it is to get distracted.  For women, I think its even easier because we are marketed (subliminally and overtly)to "have it all" and we deplete our resources by over committing, not using that road sign of "no".  Even relationships can be a distraction. Social messages have been engrained in every sort of media, encouraging us to shop, be a perfect mother that works, takes the kids to sporting events, go to PTA and be busy, busy, busy - leaving us feeling depleted.  When that happens, we have less energy to accomplish goals as related to career and education. 

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Don't be a victim of accidental or irresponsible pregnancy.  As women we have choices now.  To raise is child is emotionally, financially and physically demanding.  If you have the money to bring a child into the world, and a support system, and you actually are ready to have a child - go for it.  But if you have not completed your education or created a career path that allows you to be independent - I say - wait - until you know you can care for and are ready to commit to raising a child.  Be responsible.  Be aware.  Be progressive and forward thinking - because we can today.  We can control our bodies.  

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Who taught you about having good boundaries especially when it comes to relationships?  Why are we as women, still seeking a man as a protector, provider, even helper with the home and children? What about getting involved with strangers from online dating and not thinking about safety, but just sex or comfort, hoping for love and relationship?  At my age, I can look back and see how my mother and my father, grandparents and the culture help set me up for failure.  Its 2021 women, let's be smarter about this and parents - you must teach your children about safety, predators and boundaries. 

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I have learned or been exposed somehow to this notion that - No just means, "ok, let's turn around, let's go around, let's find a different path." However, "no means no" as it applies to rape, or "don't call me" are real boundaries.

This episode refers to no as you did not get the job, or "no you are not invited," or "no we don't like you". 

I have had enough experience at rejection and sometimes just because I am female.  No, is a motivator to me. If we can get past our fears of making "no" - negative, we can learn to turn no into nothing more than a road sign guiding us toward something else.  No mystery here, nothing mystical, just an opportunity to collapse or rise.  

I say rise.  

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I believe depression is a part of over-hoping that things will/may get better.  It's a passive expectation or desire for change.  This PODCAST highlights human and civil rights people who understand reality and that action is the path forward. Action will keep the flame of hope's possibility from fading.