I Grew Up With A Deep Belief

Reproductive Freedom Is A Real Danger For The Patriarchy, Because It Means That Women Are Empowered.

Trying To Understand The Fear I Had Of Truly Opening My Heart - First, You Have To Be Whole To Do That. The Fears, The Voices In My Mind Saying, "oh, You Don't Want To Do That, You Might Get Hurt, They Might Abandon You - "those Are Ghost Voices From My Mom And Dad.

I Spent A Good Deal Of Time Going Back Over My Childhood, My Midlife, To Try To Understand Who I Was. We're Supposed To Be Complete And Whole, And You Can't Be Whole If You're Trying To Be Perfect. Doing A Life Review Helped Me Get Over The Disease To Please.

Adult Women, All Of Us, Have To Come To Grips With How We Have Been Affected By Gender Norms, And How We Have Been Silenced. We Have To Help Our Daughters. Understanding It Within Ourselves And Helping Our Young Girls Stand Up For Themselves Is One Way.

I Am Not A Do-gooder. I Am A Revolutionary. A Revolutionary Woman.