WOW: Women's Older Wisdom

Do We Need a People’s Party?

I had hoped that Troy Jackson, with a long history in labor—logger, union leader—and in local government, and who began his campaign speaking for Mainers would bring progressive changes.  Yet his campaign to unseat the aging and [...]

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Are You Trapped In A Story?

We have core stories we tell ourselves that trap us in a negative narrative:  “If I speak up, my feelings might be hurt; I’m too shy to make new friends; I’m too old to take on a new project.” Esther Perel, the popular relationship therapist, contends the stories we tell ourselves are adaptive responses to childhood trauma, when [...]

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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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