Taking Up Your Space: How Society often Convinces Us to Stay Small

Thoughts or comments? Send us a text!Certain situations often seem to send a clear message about how women should act, talk and be. Many times, this starts quite early in childhood, and tends to be reinforced by a society that continues to define acceptable beauty, actions and words for women. Indeed, social media has added a whole new pressure to appear and act in ways that are continually defined - then reinforced - by "likes" and cruel comments that are dropped quickly and ruthlessly, leaving no effective way to respond and often having no consequence. Further, women's contributions to work environments, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, are overlooked or blatantly diminished. And disturbingly, young women often allow their partners - even in casual encounters - to set the pace and determine the outcome of intimate situations because it can seem easier to "go along" than to set boundaries.There are ways to recognize our inner unwillingness to allow others to determine our limits and to find the courage to overcome the tendency to stay small to get by. Join Mary as she explores her experiences with both clients and her own life, and how these are key to being empowered to create the change you want for yourself.Support the showBUY ME A COFFEE or SUPPORT ALFIE'S TREAT STASHLearn more about my book, Nature Knows: Grow and Thrive through the Wisdom of Plants HERE.Comments about this episode? Suggestions for a future episode? Email me directly at [email protected]. Want to be a guest on No Shrinking Violets Podcast for Women? Send Mary Rothwell a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/noshrinkingvioletsFollow me on Facebook and Instagram, and check out my website!