I Am a Woman Finding My Voice: Celebrating The Extraordinary Blessings Of Being A Woman

Title Page......Page 3
Dedication Page......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 15
Acknowledgments......Page 17
Introduction......Page 21
I Am a Woman......Page 27
I Am a Woman Finding My Voice......Page 28
I Am a Woman Healing Myself......Page 29
I Am a Woman Saying Yes......Page 30
I Am a Woman Saying No......Page 31
I Am a Woman Re-claiming My Body......Page 32
A Reflection: On Learning to Love My Body......Page 33
I Am a Woman Telling Myself the Truth......Page 35
I Am a Woman Claiming My Wisdom......Page 36
I Am a Woman Believing in Myself......Page 37
I Am a Woman Loving Myself......Page 38
A Reflection: On Remembering Why I Am Here......Page 39
I Am a Woman Nurturing Myself......Page 42
I Am a Woman Caring for My Friend......Page 43
I Am a Woman Following My Heart......Page 44
I Am a Woman Allowing Others to Be Right......Page 45
A Reflection: On Woman and Waiting......Page 47
I Am a Woman Bathing in the Bliss of the Company of Other Women......Page 49
I Am a Woman Trusting Myself......Page 50
I Am a Woman Childless by Choice......Page 51
I Am a Woman Forgiving Men......Page 52
A Reflection: On Being a Godmother......Page 53
I Am a Woman Doing Exactly What I Want to Do......Page 55
I Am a Woman Celebrating Motherhood......Page 56
I Am a Woman Saying Yes to God as Mother......Page 57
I Am a Woman Becoming Just......Page 58
A Reflection: On the Gift of a Friend who Listens......Page 59
I Am a Woman Making Myself Safe......Page 60
I Am a Woman Loving My Friends......Page 61
I Am a Woman Doing What I Know......Page 62
I Am a Woman Forgiving Myself......Page 63
A Reflection: On Being an Aunt......Page 64
I Am a Woman Accepting Change in the People I Love......Page 67
I Am a Woman Doing Whatever It Takes to Raise My Children......Page 69
I Am a Woman Finding Courage with Other Women......Page 70
I Am a Woman Who Sleeps Alone......Page 71
A Reflection: On the Other Side of Being a Woman who Sleeps Alone......Page 72
I Am a Woman Accepting Help......Page 73
I Am a Woman Enjoying My Sensuality......Page 75
I Am a Woman Seeking a Third Way......Page 76
I Am a Woman Celebrating the Choices of All Women......Page 78
A Reflection: On Living from the Inside Out......Page 79
I Am a Woman Sharing Stories......Page 81
I Am a Woman Longing for Her......Page 82
I Am a Woman Taking Time for Myself......Page 83
I Am a Woman Surrendering to the Unfolding Mystery of My Life......Page 84
A Reflection: On Becoming a Champion of Touch......Page 85
I Am a Woman Trusting My Intuition......Page 87
I Am a Woman Becoming Fearless......Page 88
I Am a Woman Being Patient with Myself......Page 90
I Am a Woman Discovering My Hidden Strength......Page 91
A Reflection: On Learning about Grief......Page 92
I Am a Woman Nurturing the Man I Love......Page 96
I Am a Woman Being Gentle with Myself......Page 97
I Am a Woman Opening to Guidance......Page 98
I Am a Woman Choosing to Care......Page 99
A Reflection: On Her Daughter, The Nurse......Page 101
I Am a Woman Owning My Fears......Page 103
I Am a Woman Becoming More Self-aware......Page 104
I Am a Woman Listening for My Own Voice......Page 105
I Am a Woman Noticing the Abundance of Life......Page 106
A Reflection: On Claiming My Motherhood......Page 107
I Am a Woman Imagining a New Self......Page 109
I Am a Woman Full of Contradictions......Page 111
I Am a Woman Choosing to See Things Differently......Page 112
I Am a Woman Praying the Prayer of Parenting......Page 113
A Reflection: On Some Hidden Gifts of Caring......Page 114
I Am a Woman Achieving My Goals......Page 117
I Am a Woman Standing with All My Sisters......Page 118
I Am a Woman Getting Out of My Own Way......Page 119
I Am a Woman Fighting for What I Believe In......Page 120
A Reflection: On Reclaiming My Spiritual Home......Page 121
I Am a Woman Having a Daring Adventure......Page 124
I Am a Woman Working Without Hurry......Page 126
A Reflection: On the Conscious Choice to Care......Page 128
I Am a Woman Choosing Bliss......Page 130
I Am a Woman Giving Myself a Break......Page 131
I Am a Woman Who Has Proved I Can Do It......Page 132
I Am a Woman Centered in the Present Moment......Page 133
A Reflection: On Honoring Returning Mothers......Page 134
I Am a Woman Becoming My Best Self......Page 135
I Am a Woman Freeing Others from My Resentment......Page 136
I Am a Woman Owning My Power......Page 138
I Am a Woman Using My Voice to Create Change......Page 139
A Reflection: On Allowing Ourselves to be Loved......Page 140
I Am a Woman Letting Go and Moving On......Page 142
I Am a Woman Dreaming a New Dream......Page 144
I Am a Woman Rejoicing in Sisterhood......Page 145
I Am a Woman Respecting Myself......Page 146
Epilogue......Page 147
Dear Reader......Page 150
About the Author......Page 151
Copyright Notice......Page 152
About the Publisher......Page 153