“I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle
with human emotion.”
Laini Taylor
I love to read. I have always been devoted to reading. In the bath, before bed, with my children – I surround myself with words that help me make sense of the world. Words that amuse me. Words that challenge me. Words that leave me breathless with [...]
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This week I am inviting you to upload the PDF’s below and learn a little more about me and my heart’s work – Enlighten Education.
Who are we? What to do we do? Why does it matter?
I am very proud of both these articles. The first, “Creating Shiny Girls: moving beyond Bratz, Britney and Bacardi Breezers” was featured [...]
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What is the soundtrack to your life? What music surrounded you in your most formative teen years? What song was playing when you first kissed, when you danced at your school formal, or when you broke loose and did a hairbrush solo in your bedroom?
As a child of the eighties Madonna rocked my world and [...]
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Posted in Body Image, Feminism on Jan 9th, 2008 3 Comments »
For some time now I have been lamenting the fact that feminism seems to have become the dirty F word – particularly with young women. Why do so many women who talk to me begin their discussion with “I am not a feminist but…”
Is it fear of being perceived as a man hater? Hairy? A wearer of [...]
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