How women have been taught to lie to themselves…and why we must learn to tell the truth — (Spoiler alert: Don’t Worry Darling) Imagine attending a dinner party and meeting an attractive young couple who can’t seem to stop laughing and touching one another. You can see by the rings on their fingers that they’re married. Their behavior seems like evidence of their love for and attraction to…

And how home ownership empowers women — Today, September 17th, is the sixth anniversary of buying my own house. I know it may seem like a small thing to some, but for me, it is one of my proudest accomplishments. I’ve wanted to own my own home since I was a teenager. It was just as big…

And the world is aching for our voices — Daisy: innocence & purity All throughout my youth, people often told me I reminded them of a daisy. I was so kind, so sweet, so quiet, so gentle. Perhaps most of the resemblance came from the fact that I was the purest example of naivete anyone in my circle had ever seen. …

There’s more to this story than finding a happily ever after — There is an old story from the land of my ancestors, a story about magical women who could take the shape of seals and disappear into the mysterious depths of the ocean. Maybe you have heard it? They call these women the selkies (or selchies), a diminutive of the Scots…

We’re done paying our dues — Do you know why I love millennials? Because they came into this world knowing their worth. Knowing they deserved better than what was waiting for them. It’s the polar opposite of the way Gen Xers like me were conditioned. We came into a world where spanking was still the norm…

Gender biases make it frustratingly difficult for women to receive accurate diagnoses — I watched every hour mark tick by on Tuesday night. One, two, three, four, five… I was sitting up in bed, curled up in blankets, trying not to pay attention to my erratic heartbeat. About every three minutes or so, I felt the palpitations, a sensation I’ve always hated. I’ve…

The happy single women of the world aren’t buying this fairy tale — I just lost all respect for The Atlantic. But I’m sure you won’t blame me. How could I have any other reaction after reading staff writer Olga Kahzan’s latest piece that cites about a dozen studies in order to back up its claim that the happy people of the world…

We’ve always been witches…we’ve just been forced to forget — When’s the last time I did magic? You know, I can’t quite remember. I recall making flower essences earlier this year — an attempt to access a little magic and healing during what was arguably the scariest event of my life (my nephew’s open heart surgery). …

What’s the price of being the eldest daughter — a role from which we can never retire? — My sister-in-law tried to pay me a compliment last week. She knows I struggle with my family, that I feel invisible and taken for granted. I’m the eldest daughter and that position came with all the typical responsibility and hardship. “It’s not because you’re single and don’t have kids,” she…