If you're a woman, it's possible that at some point in your life you've been told to be less emotional, to stuff your feelings down and suck it up. According to Dr. Habib Sadeghi and Amy Stanton, emotionality is actually key to a powerful matrix of 12 qualities more women need to learn to embrace, not shun.
As co-authors of The Feminine Revolution: 21 Ways to Ignite the Power of Your Femininity for a Brighter Life and a Better World, Amy Stanton and Catherine Connors are clarifying the power and meaning of so many classically feminine traits. These feminine qualities are not blocks to power, but an integral part of the innate power women bring to the table, both in business and in life.
Stanton has paired with integrative L.A. doctor, Dr. Habib Sadeghi (who regularly treats the likes of Chris Martin and Anne Hathaway) to share this series with us about the ideas in the book. Stanton and Sadeghi will be breaking down a list of feminine traits that have traditionally been perceived as weak - starting with "being emotional" - and providing actionable steps to overcoming outdated or unhealthy ideas about femininity. According to Dr. Sadeghi, suppressing these traits can event contribute to physical ailments.
We're thrilled to share this series on The Feminine Revolution, which will no doubt stir a bit of conversation, if not controversy. Take it to our new private Facebook group if you want to discuss in depth!
Stanton and Sadeghi's advice includes powerful insights for men too - dealing with our emotions in good health is an issue we all need to learn to manage well. Read through the pair's interview ahead to learn how to harness the power of our emotional sensitivity and consciously embrace emotionality in our day-to-day life...
On Feminine Consciousness How many times have we been told we’re just being sensitive or acting too emotional? Most women have been told, one way or the other, that they’re overly emotional — and not in a complimentary way.
Women and emotionality have a long history. Philosophers, political leaders, business executives and film producers have exposed and even capitalized on the emotionality of women. We have long been programmed to believe that women are more emotional beings, and that we’re too much as a result.
From The Feminine Revolution: “Emotional sensitivity is, arguably, one of the most ‘feminized’ human characteristics. Excessive emotional sensitivity was for a very long time (most of human recorded history, in fact) believed to be a physiological condition, and one unique to women. The condition of ‘hysteria,’ which was for a long time strongly (although not exclusively) associated with extreme emotional instability, was a disorder of female reproductive organs: the word ‘hysteria,’ long used to describe excessive emotional disorder, comes from the Greek word hystera, which means uterus. And even though ‘hysteria’ is no longer used in medical diagnoses, we still have strong cultural associations between female reproductive cycles and emotional sensitivity. Pregnant and menstruating women are characterized as emotionally volatile: the stereotypes of the overly sensitive pregnant woman who cries at the drop of a teacup or the dangerously moody woman raging her way through ‘shark week’ still pervade popular culture and stand-up comedy routines.”
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