Women are not a mystery and neither are our wants and needs.
But there is complexity attached to our desire. What I want to understand more deeply is what it is that keeps us in denial, loveless, in a constant state of longing.
As I have seen in my clinical work, women’s forbidden desires foster feelings of shame, depression, self-harm, low self-esteem, emotional starvation and anorexic love. These are longings that are equally heart-breaking and infuriating to bear witness to as a therapist. To want is to connect with ourselves and with others. It ignites hope, greenlights desire and opens up healing in the dark and dire times when we are warned:Ask yourself what will happen if you choose to live with your creative desire empowered. How will it feel? What will it change? What is possible? And then ask yourself if the feared longing inside yourself is worth challenging.
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