Displaying 48 Posts written by Emma Teitel

The Big News

Today’s the day that I get to share my big news with you: I’M CREATING A PODCAST to help women attain greater levels of personal empowerment and freedom! This has been a dream of mine for many years now and it’s FINALLY the right time to bring this baby to life and soon, to share it […]

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Showing Up for the Long Haul

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the notion of the long haul.The long haul of parenting. The long haul of creating a fulfilling and joyful life. The long haul of COVID-19. The long haul of relationships. The long haul of anti-racism work. The long haul of creating health in every stage of life. The […]

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My News Can Wait, This CANNOT

How are you doing? I’d love to take a deep breath together… This week I had been intending to share with you about some new developments in my work moving forward, but in the wake of George Floyd’s murder the only thing I can think about is the painful, horrific legacy of racial injustice in […]

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Hello After 2 Years!

Today is the day I break my two years of silence with you. Can I tell you why? And where I’ve been? I’ve undergone a major metamorphosis. A 2+ year journey filled with challenge, growth, beauty and a type of mystery that has profoundly altered me as a woman, as well as many of the […]

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The Surprising Links Between Women, Time & Power: How to Regain A Sense of Empowerment in Day to Day Living

One of the most pervasive and significant ways I observe women losing power and energy everyday comes down to something surprisingly simple: how a woman spends her time. I spend many hours each week with women in my office who are suffering from stress and shedding deeply valid tears about how they feel trapped in […]

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How Women Become Their Own Authorities

When a woman’s sense of authority rests predominantly outside of herself, it creates a tremendous amount of stress both physiologically in the nervous system as well as psychologically in the mind and the emotions. The field of neuroscience demonstrates that the brain’s need for safety and security will invariably take precedence over the potential for […]

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Two Key Factors That Increase a Woman’s Confidence

Poor confidence creates a cascade of challenges in a woman’s life. Everything from financial difficulties to body image issues to relationship problems can be traced back to this one, deeply disturbing and hard to tackle issue for women. The conditions required to generate confidence early on in life are multidimensional and include everything from how […]

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Teaching From A Tulip: On Change, Evolution & Letting Go

The other day I purchased tulips. Not just one bouquet, but two. It’s rare that I buy fresh flowers and I couldn’t decide between the crimson and the violet, so I figured why not do both. When I first brought these beautiful spring flowers home their petals were tight and the stems were upright in […]

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Why Giving Birth To New Conditions Can Feel So Hard And What To Do About It

The snow crunched underneath my boots and the cold air hit the back of my lungs with a vengeance. One foot in front of the other, I watched as my legs miraculously carried me one step closer to the summit. My heart pounded and my eyes squinted in the snow white winter sunlight. Body heavy […]

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You Do Not Need To Be Fixed: Reflections on Womanhood, Paradox and the Non-Linear Nature of Change

The challenging part of female individuation and growth is that it is typically nonlinear and cyclical. Although a woman may feel as though she is changing and growing, invariably, there will come a time when she will slip back into the familiar grooves of her own suffering. It may feel as though she is falling […]

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