In New York City, strength is visible.
Women lead boardrooms, launch businesses, build movements, and raise families, often all at once. Independence is celebrated here. Achievement is admired.
But on International Women’s Day, I want to speak about a quieter form of power.
Emotional independence.
As someone who works in Relationship therapy and Trauma therapy…
Women in New York City usually receive applause that they are doing it all. Our careers, relationships, families, friendships, and emotional ecosystems are highly competently managed. Outwardly, it appears to be a strength. On the inside, it can often be a form of silent weariness. A lot of this weariness is the result of work…
