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Reflections :: Owning Our Needs
Owning Our Needs: Lately, in my work with women, I have been very aware of a theme around our needs. Identifying needs can be very difficult. Sociological programs are belief systems that aren’t personal to us, but often are, because of what is considered acceptable or normal, we measure our self worth. This can lead to a monotonous loss of vitality, a feeling of numbness or stress over the daily going-ons of life, because the needs that drive and demand us aren’t reflective of our true, actual, internal needs. Our needs speak to us from our truth. Needs speak in a quiet voice. Ignore the voice long enough and…