We: A Manifesto for Women EverywhereUrgent and provocative, We: A Manifesto for Women Everwhere is “part self-help, part social theory, centered in the idea that instead of having it ‘all,’ women can live happier, better lives by becoming more free” (Glamour), from longtime friends Gillian Anderson and Jennifer Nadel. We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere is an uplifting, timely, and practical manual for creating change in women’s lives, with nine universal principles that help you confront life’s inevitable emotional and spiritual challenges. It’s about transitioning from a me-first culture and imagining what a we-based world might look like. In We, Anderson and Nadel ask why so many women are locked in cycles of depression, addiction, self-criticism, and even self-harm. How much more effective and powerful would we all be if we replaced our current patterns of competition, criticism, and comparison with collaboration, cooperation, and compassion? Putting these values at the center of our lives allows each of us to be happier and more empowered, and to replace harmful habits with a more positive, peaceful, and rewarding way of being. We is a rallying cry for “every woman, everywhere on the planet. Open to any page. And there you will find a truth that can set you free” (Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom). |
Contents
ESSENTIAL PRACTICE | 5 |
Changing the Messages We Give Ourselves | 13 |
Taking Care of Ourselves | 21 |
Creating a Safe Space | 39 |
PRINCIPLE 1 | 55 |
PRINCIPLE 3 | 109 |
Living Without Fear | 135 |
Unmasking Our Ego | 157 |
Living Fully | 243 |
Love in Action | 267 |
A World in Need of Love | 297 |
Resources | 313 |
Further Reading | 333 |
Endnotes | 339 |
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