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The Stories We Tell Ourselves

We all have core stories we tell ourselves that keep us trapped in a negative narrative:  “I can’t seem to speak up when my feelings are hurt; I have a hard time believing I’m good enough; I’m too old to be in a relationship.” Esther Perel, the popular relationship therapist, believes that the stories we tell ourselves are adaptive [...]

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Finding Your Voice

Finding your voice is coming home to yourself, being true to what matters to you, and no longer suppressing your feelings. The noted Canadian  psychiatrist, Gabor Mate, refers to finding your voice as acting with agency.  In this recent book, “The Myth of Normal,” he contends that nice women, who do for others at the expense of their [...]

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Then The Line Went Dead

GUEST POST by MICHAEL STEINMAN A self-confessed dinosaur, I have always liked telephone conversations, especially the old-fashioned kind: two friends, one (me) on a landline, perhaps drinking tea, leisurely describing events but more endearingly, feelings.  The telephone handset made possible the kinds of intimacy one might be shy of having [...]

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Gratitude To the Women Who Shaped My Life

As we move into Women’s History Month, the tendency is to celebrate famous women in the arts and politics, giving short strife to those less famous women who made an indelible impression on our lives. For Women’s History Month, I’m honoring relatives, neighbors, schoolteachers, and others who took me under their wing to model courage, [...]

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Two Sets of Keys

GUEST POST by MICHAEL STEINMAN   At the Malt Shoppe, circa 1950, the couple has two straws in the tall glass.  Delicious.  But what if you want your very own malted?  Is that the end of the dream? When I began online dating (2005), I had old-fashioned goals.  I’d escaped an abusive marriage and dreamed of a rewarding one while I [...]

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What I Miss About Shopping

Months of COVID isolation without the option to shop left me examining my shopping habits. Over time it became clear that my shopping was spurred on by a consumer driven reflex, and not because I needed any more clothes. I realized what I miss more than purchasing a cheap Chanel knock-off are my shopping companions. Shopping for me, like for [...]

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The Trap of Being a Strong Woman

A neighbor, an elderly woman, who’s been through the mill caring for a husband with Alzheimer’s is referred to as a “strong woman.”  I know several Maine women, well into their ‘70’s and ‘80’s, who have carved out self-sufficient rural lifestyles, including chopping their own wood. They too are called “strong women.”  [...]

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