7/2/2023 0 Comments Raising ophelia![]() ![]() ![]() It is also joyful, creative and full of surprises.” The process is nonlinear, arduous, and discouraging. The process teaches girls to chart a course based on the dictates of their true selves. It includes discussion about breaking those rules and formulating new, healthy guidelines for the self. The process includes discovering the personal impact of our cultural rules for women. The process includes knowing the difference between thinking and feeling, between immediate gratification and long-term goals, and between her own voice and the voices of others. The process involves looking within to find a true core of self, acknowledging unique gifts, accepting all feelings, not just the socially acceptable ones, and making deep and firm decisions about values and meaning. ![]() “The most important question for every client is "W X ho are you?" I'm not as interested in an answer as I am in teaching a process that the girl can use for the rest of her life. ![]()
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