The Fire Inside

An inquiry - How are we are deconditioning from more masculine ways of being and leaning into our feminine sides? How do we cultivate the new generation of empowered and awakened women the world desperately needs to come into balance?

Sara Campbell

Because I prefer not to reject my critical or judgmental nature, it’s important to remember that my love for improvement is fundamentally about enhancing how good my life feels. So, if a part of me, such as my critical or judgmental nature, is trying to serve this improvement but doesn’t feel good, that means its energies are being used ineffective... See more

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embracing the whole self, not just the parts you like

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There is a time in our lives, usually in mid-life, when a woman has to make a decision - possibly the most important psychic decision of her future life - and that is, whether to be bitter or not. Women often come to this in their late thirties or early forties. They are at the point where they are full up to their ears with everything and they've ... See more

When I comes to receiving what I want from life, I’ve learned that if I’m able to accept the feeling of insufficiency without taking it personally or seeing it as an attack on who I am, I can clearly access my beliefs around value and often create even better work as a result. One of the exercises this week in Accelerate was designed ... See more

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What we’re mostly doing at this time in our lives, then, is looking for a story to draw together the messy fragments of everything that’s happened to us and defined us up until now. We need to transform the story we tell about ourselves, to find a story in which we have more agency – and more purpose. The problem is that, in the culture we currentl... See more

Dr Sharon Blackie • The psychology of midlife

If you don't know what to pursue in life right now... 💭 Drop a YES if you're ready to commit to this & follow @lewishowes for more inspiration 🤍⁠ ⁠ What's something you'll do to prioritize and pursue yourself today? Let me know in the comments👇️ You've got this ✨️⁠ ⁠ Follow @lewishowes for ... See more

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Where women are concerned (mothers especially), Zora Neale Hurston had it right: the dream is the truth.

Zadie Smith • Changing My Mind

“More hormonally one-note,” Jordi said, referring to the graph. “Imagine what it feels like to be a man. No cycles. No deaths-within-life. No transformation from one kind of person into another.”

Dr Sharon Blackie • The psychology of midlife

Zadie Smith • Changing My Mind

Miranda July • All Fours: A Novel