You can’t do everything. We know that’s true, but sometimes we need a reminder. Greg McKeown does a good job of reminding us about the truth in his new book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. “The message is to point out the madness of nonessentialism, or, as I sometimes call it, the madness of […]
Archive | superwomen RSS feed for this section
Resolute Woman? Or, superwoman?
by resolutewoman on November 12, 2013 in Fayteen, resolute-women, superwomen
Fayteen recently had surgery. “The doctor told me that I’ll be driving in a week,” she told me before the surgery. “I’ll be back to normal in a week or two.” I know for certain that Fayteen is a Resolute Woman and that her determination and optimism are strengths. Sometimes, however, even Resolute Women try […]
The myth of perfection
by resolutewoman on November 8, 2012 in resolute-women, superwomen
Debora Spar, president of Barnard College, urges women to recognize that the quest for perfection is a myth. In an article in the October 1 & 8 issue of Newsweek, Spar writes that one of the reasons women are unhappy is “fear that their kids don’t practice piano at least two hours a day, their […]
Superwoman vs. the Resolute Woman
by resolutewoman on July 19, 2012 in resolute-women, superwomen
What’s the difference between the Resolute Woman and superwoman? The Resolute Woman takes care of herself. Superwoman does everything and takes care of everyone else. She doesn’t have time to take care of herself. The Resolute Woman realizes that no one is perfect. She doesn’t act as if she’s perfect. Superwoman acts as if she’s […]
Is it possible to be superwoman?
by resolutewoman on July 17, 2012 in resolute-women, superwomen
In her article in The Atlantic, Anne-Marie Slaughter writes about women struggling to “have it all” and suggests that our society needs to change social policies to help men and women balance families and careers. We agree. However, until those policies change, we keep asking ourselves if we’re trying to be superwomen instead of Resolute Women. […]
What’s this site about?
We wrote our book and we’re writing our blog because we were frustrated. We were frustrated with experts who try to tell people how to lose weight, raise their children and improve their marriages—and be a success—in 10 easy steps. In three weeks. In one book.
Our self-help book and blog are for grownups—for women who know that there are no easy answers to life’s complex problems—that finding solutions requires some self-knowledge and self-searching and hard work.
We want to help women discover their own answers and live with them as their guide. We want to help you and other women Help Yourself!
We write about making changes and also about many other issues important to women, including families, friends, work and food.
