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The first female presidential candidate ran on a platform of pleasure. (Nope, not Hillary Clinton!)
Her name was Victoria Woodhull, and she believed in the scandalous proposition that women had the right to leave loveless marriages. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Suffragette Victoria Woodhull
Some people are just sensitive.
They’re easily overwhelmed by crowds and noisy, chaotic environments.
They’re sensitive to things most people tolerate just fine: chemicals, fragrances, violent movies, the news. [Read more…] about Are You an Empath? Traits of High Sensitives
Do you know your body?
Do you hang out with it?
Do you treat your body as you would a best friend, listening and trying to understand?
Or do you simply exist within it? [Read more…] about It’s Time to Make Friends with Your Body
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I can’t say I have been intimidated by anyone.”[1]
How many of us can say that?
But Serena Williams said it. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Mother (& Tennis Star) Serena Williams
Imagine the world’s most desirable man.
A gypsy king. A rakish pirate. A rogue of hearts.
He is unapologetic. He tells you straight out that you delight him. There is something about your eyes, mysteries that intrigue him. Come away! He will teach you secrets of yourself no man has yet discovered. [Read more…] about What the World’s Greatest Seducer Can Teach You about Attraction
You know who you are.
You’re a wife, a mother, a daughter, an employee.
You’re the person who lives at your address, drives your car, goes to your job.
But what if everything you know about yourself is just the beginning? [Read more…] about Discover Your Wild Authentic Self with Lucinda Bakken White (Video)
It’s got to start with the clothes.
You know the ones I mean. Long, flowing gowns in jewel tones. Unbound tresses. Bare feet on a soft carpet of wildflowers. Unicorn optional.
All women recognize a goddess when we see one. [Read more…] about The Knack of Being a Divine Goddess
I was locked into my apartment.
I yanked on the hallway door with all my might, but it wouldn’t budge. The apartment was old—built in the ‘60s—and the wood had swollen and warped over the years.
I didn’t know how it had happened. [Read more…] about Tackling the Fear of Being Alone
As a woman, the worst thing you can be is needy.
Neediness is embarrassing. It’s a huge turn-off. Guys avoid needy women like the plague.
No woman should expect a man to “complete” her. She should be independent, self-sufficient [Read more…] about Think Being Needy is Bad? Think Again
When’s the last time you touched your breasts?
When you were soaping them up in the shower this morning?
When you were doing your manual breast exam? [Read more…] about Breast Massage for Health and Vitality with Céline Remy (Video)
Our society tends to mold and shape children into tamed, domesticated adults.
We’re taught from a young age that there’s a certain plan for us. If we do our best to follow the rules, it will lead us to happiness and success.
[Read more…] about Unleash The Wild Woman Within
All women long to be admired and seen as sexy, at some point and to some degree in their life.
It starts very early in life. You see it in young girls who want to be “daddy’s girl” and the center of attention.
[Read more…] about Have You Lost Yourself in Your Longing to Be Sexy?
Women wear a lot of masks.
There is the mask of perfection…
The mask of “I have it all together…”
The mask of being a “good mom…”
The mask of being thin when your body is really meant for curves… [Read more…] about Find Out Who You Really Are (When You’re Not Pleasing Other People)
You may have noticed something about us at Your Brilliance…
We’re kind of a broken record on self-care.
Taking care of yourself.
Speaking kindly to yourself.
Doing what you need to do to feel good—even if it doesn’t benefit anyone else. [Read more…] about Ready to Let Your Inner Light Shine?
Do you know what will make you happy?
Is it finding that special someone? Being in a warm, loving relationship?
Or maybe it’s something different altogether. Like feeling supported by a group of women who accept you just as you are. [Read more…] about Finding Happiness in Sisterhood with Jalaja Bonheim (Video)
