by Emma Teitel | Jan 18, 2017 | Feminine Empowerment, Reflections, Speaking Up |
Decolonize (v.) To release from rulership To allow (a colony) to become self-governing or independent To free a colony to become self-governing or independent I used to avoid conflict like the plague. I genuinely believed that if I spoke up for myself, if I preferred...
by Emma Teitel | Aug 2, 2016 | Feminine Empowerment, Speaking Up |
Last night I sat across from a smart, strong and energetic 14 year-old who passionately pronounced to me, “I’m not into this whole women’s empowerment thing.” I took a deep breath, adjusted my seat and put my personal beliefs on hold for a...
by Emma Teitel | Oct 14, 2015 | Feminine Empowerment, Speaking Up |
The last year has brought an onslaught of difficult conversations into my life. Between my friends, family and clients there has been a lot to tell the truth about, clarify and clean up. Although the “good-girl, relational, wanting to be loved” part of me has to deal...
by Emma Teitel | Feb 9, 2015 | Feminine Practice, Speaking Up |
Just when it seemed like things were going smoothly and in the direction that you wanted, bam! You get hit with the unexpected and even the unimaginable. Sound familiar? Perhaps it takes the form of a difficult internal challenge, an external disappointment or a major...
by Emma Teitel | Dec 5, 2014 | Speaking Up |
The boiling rage and grief are intense. I have attempted to write many times about Ferguson, Mike Brown, Eric Garner and the appalling racism and ignorance imbedded in our “justice” system. The words have not been flowing, they are choked up in my tears and also in a...
