Happy Holidays everyone! I hope your holiday season is one filled with peace and light and no last minute scrambling to buy the perfect presents for your loved ones. Mine is more the latter. And when you're a last minute shopper like me, it is even harder to buy gifts that are unique and support … Continue reading The 2019 Feminist Holiday Gift Guide
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Growing Older and Embracing Change
Where did the time go? I remember myself as this young woman in my twenties and thirties. When I reached my forties I said, “girl, you’re getting older.” I felt unappreciative of where my life was going because I didn’t follow the traditional path of marriage and parenthood. Growing older meant that I would spend moments … Continue reading Growing Older and Embracing Change
Paris is Always a Good Idea
Lydia Benitez, a close friend of Release the Women, took a solo trip to France a couple of months ago, thoroughly documenting on Instagram as she went. She was completely vulnerable from the start, sharing the real anxiety and loneliness that overwhelmed her first night. We were captivated by every extremely raw and genuine post. … Continue reading Paris is Always a Good Idea
What an Autism Diagnosis Taught me about Being Human
On January 2, 2019, I was diagnosed with the branch of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) formerly known as Apsergers Syndrome. And it was one of the happiest days of my life. Prior to the three-month diagnostic process that led to this moment, all I knew about Autism was what most people know: Rain Man, The … Continue reading What an Autism Diagnosis Taught me about Being Human
Dear Alex, You Have Really Done It: Interview with Alex Ike
I first met Alex Ike about 20 years ago while her family was on furlough in Georgia. We became fast friends and spent countless hours running around our church building, getting poison ivy in the woods and laughing at everything. Alex is one of those people who makes you feel more like yourself when you're … Continue reading Dear Alex, You Have Really Done It: Interview with Alex Ike
Strength in Gentility: Interview with Shakia Hollis
"When I first wore heels in my adult life, a guy told me, 'You shouldn't wear those. You're too tall.' So then I just went and bought like six more heels." Shakia Hollis told us this story as she laced up her 4 inch high heels, after riding her longboard around Monday Night Brewing Garage. … Continue reading Strength in Gentility: Interview with Shakia Hollis
How to Celebrate the Winter Solstice
Tonight is famously the longest, darkest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Or, if you're more of a glass-half-full kind of person, tonight can also mark the beginning of the Sun reclaiming this side of the planet. Winter Solstice has been commonly referred to as Yule, a celebration of the Goddess (Moon) energy, … Continue reading How to Celebrate the Winter Solstice
Oh my Goddess! 5 Goddesses to Obsess Over
Have you ever been so overwhelmed with admiration for a woman that you’re quick to chirp out the expression “She is such a goddess!”? What was it about her that prompted such an exclamation? Her beauty? Her wisdom? Her tall figure? Was it some amalgamation of all the ‘best’ qualities that our culture assigns to … Continue reading Oh my Goddess! 5 Goddesses to Obsess Over
