The Other Side of Nice

Tag: international-womens-day

  • The Woman I Raised Is Teaching Me How to Be One

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    When I was growing up, being a “good woman” meant being agreeable. It meant keeping the peace and not making things awkward. There was an unwritten expectation to smooth things over when someone else made a mess and to carry more than your share all the while calling it love. The word no didn’t come…

  • The Overburdened Woman

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    If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly running on empty — juggling work, caregiving, friendships, appointments, emotions — and still feeling like you’re not doing enough… you’re not imagining it. I once heard Elizabeth Gilbert say: “Nearly all the women I know are stressing themselves sick over the pathological fear that they simply aren’t doing…