by Lynn Paulson | Jul 27, 2018 | Being Her, Choices, Culture, Dealing with Fear, Feminism, Self-Love
Speaking Truth is Not the Same as Being a Bitch When a woman speaks her truth in a context where she can’t be sure it’s welcome, she knows going in that she’s taking a risk. She knows that unvarnished honesty, spoken in a strong voice, without apology –...
by Lynn Paulson | Jul 5, 2018 | Being Her, Choices, Dealing with Fear, Self-Love
Yes? Or No? Do a Gut Check! By now, we all know, hopefully, the critical importance of a “Yes” truly meaning “Yes” in a sexual context. That’s not what I want to talk about. What I want to talk about is the importance of saying “Yes” only when you mean it in more...
by Lynn Paulson | Jun 30, 2018 | Being Her, Choices, Self-Love
Self-Love Means Staying in Your Own Lane. There’s a lot of talk out there about self-love as something we need to do. We’ve gotten past the notion that self-love (or self-care) is selfish and bad. We long since recognized that we are relentlessly hard on ourselves and...
by Lynn Paulson | Jun 24, 2018 | Choices
The Lies We Tell Ourselves. Yesterday I spent at least some part of my day lashing myself with the Whip of Shame (the W.O.S.). Why? Because I was not getting more done faster. You are lazy. A slacker. A fuck-off. Undisciplined. You will not fulfill your mission. I...
by Lynn Paulson | Jan 5, 2018 | Being Her, Choices, Culture, Who is She?
WWSD? The Only Question You Ever Need To Ask WWSD? What Would She Do? That’s right – What Would She Do? When the idea of stepping out boldly and Being Her Now is making you anxious, nervous, scared? Making you hesitate? That’s the only question you need to ask....
by Lynn Paulson | Jan 5, 2018 | Being Her, Choices, Dealing with Fear, Who is She?
Kill Your Inner Mean Girl. She is the voice of sabotage in my head that I’ve been hearing for so long she’s become an entity. My Inner Mean Girl. My I.M. fucking G. And I hate her. I want her dead. She pressures me to be smaller than I am and to be quieter and nicer...
