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Rethinking Self Esteem in Women: Why They Still Feel “Not Enough”

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Life Skills, Presence IS Power, Women in Leadership.

“By today’s definition, self-esteem is a noun, a thing. I am purposefully removing the hyphen, so that self esteem in women becomes the action it deserves to be — we women actively valuing ourselves, not only what we achieve, but more importantly who we are being.” ~ Maria Connolly Self esteem in women doesn’t always […]

Feed Your Ambition Without Losing Yourself: A Sustainable Approach to Leadership

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Embodied Leadership, Women in Leadership.

Wanting to feed your ambition comes with a complicated emotional landscape, especially if you’re a woman. I believe what Anthony Trollope said, “It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth.” Yet that ambition can feel surprisingly conflicted. You may feel a […]

An Embodied Life — 10 Centering Ways to Stay True to Yourself Even Under Stress

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Mindfulness, Somatic Embodiment, Stepping Forward.

An embodied life isn’t something you think your way into. It’s an intentional, somatic practice wherein you inhabit your body as your home, not just as a tool to use and abuse as you work through your to-do list every day. Yet much of modern personal growth focuses on mindset, emotional regulation, and insight alone. […]

5 Sensitive Things We Outgrow. Make Yourself Fit In or Move On?

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, EMERGE Method, Self-Leadership Skills, Stepping Forward.

There are obvious things we outgrow. Clothes. Jobs. Homes. Trends that once felt exciting but now feel like a different lifetime and no longer reflect who we are. Those shifts are expected and easy to explain. But there are deeper layers of outgrowing that people feel too uncomfortable to talk about. Beliefs that used to […]

Hiding Behind a Mask? How To Gain Confidence to Be Your Authentic Self

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, EMERGE Method, Somatic Embodiment.

People love to dress up and try on new identities. From masquerade balls and Halloween parties to cosplay events and Carnival celebrations, masks invite mystery, excitement, and transformation. They let us explore sides of ourselves that might otherwise stay hidden. But once the festivities end and the masks come off, many of us are still […]

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