On screen, there are many “strong women” who inspire us. I have felt real pleasure and admiration seeing a woman character take action against an evil force, for example – Sigourney Weaver in “Aliens” and Helen Mirren in “Prime Suspect” to mention just a couple of “classics.” And Geena Davis as the President is at […]
Creative Women
Empowering yourself: not apologizing anymore for your strengths
Susan Estrich – a male definition of power With the welcome reality of more women gaining corporate and political positions with high levels of power – all too often traditionally reserved for men – what do women think about power? “The world would be a better place if more women were running it, and so […]
Jenny McCarthy on motherhood and guilt
Jenny McCarthy was a guest on an Oprah and Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth online class. She spoke about her complex emotional reactions in raising her autistic son Evan. Making the connection Jenny: You know, I read this book [A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle] when it first came out and that was one of […]
Arianna Huffington on empowering yourself
Arianna Huffington has talked about how she thinks women and men differ in our experiences of fear. In an interview, she commented: Fear is universal; we all have fear. There are two areas where women have more fear: one is our looks and our bodies, and we invest an enormous amount of time there. And […]
Dolly Parton: highly sensitive
Dolly Parton – like many talented artists – has commented on being sensitive: “I’m a very sensitive person. I hurt real easy and real deep, which is why I think I have to write songs, [and] why so many of them fit the feelings of so many people that can’t write. “It’s because I feel […]