Women’s Issues

My true passion. Based on studies done by Georgia’s very own CDC, we know women are more likely to experience mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, and they are likely to experience them at higher rates than males across the spectrum of their lives. Thankfully, more studies are in the offing to provide additional information regarding the biological, environmental, and societal factors at play in these findings. This is great news, because for so long females subjects were excluded from such studies because menstrual cycles would complicate the data!

In my particular sphere of influence, I love getting the opportunity to help women find their voices and reconnect to their authentic selves either again, or perhaps for the first time. Sometimes that self gets lost in pursuit of the challenges of a career, or it gets sidelined by virtue of the demands of starting a family. More likely it’s trying to do both simultaneously! The women I encounter tend to be carrying the weight of their own generation, the generations they are raising, and the generations that came before – what a challenge! They face constantly changing expectations for what it means to be “enough” in all facets of their lives to include physical appearance, caregiving, leadership in the community, parenting, sexuality, and challenges in their careers, all with the ever shifting hormonal landscape that begins around 12 years old and continues to surprise us through adolescence, early adulthood, childbirth, and menopause. And don’t forget to make sure the picture perfect vacations go off without a hitch, as well as the perfectly themed holiday cards!

It is crucial for women (as well as men) to find their tribe, to speak their truth, name their insecurities, and accept their imperfections - we all have them, even though Instagram and Facebook would have us think otherwise. I count it as an honor to witness both the pain of the struggle as well as the grace and bravery most women have difficulty seeing within themselves. There is power to be discovered or rediscovered, and there are generations of wise women who came before waiting to pass along what they learned. Let me introduce you to them.