Who are you? Who are you, really? That’s a difficult question to answer, isn’t it? In my work with women the theme of alter-egos unfailingly comes up. Alter-egos are those parts of ourselves that we have some clue exist but we decide to put away in a box, up on a shelf or down in … More Radical Advice: Claim Your Alter-Ego
I learned how to flip turn at the pool the other day. I got water up my nose. Missed the wall. Dove too deep. I learned anyway. I told myself I was too old. Too out of practice. Too set in the other way. I learned anyway. I played in the water. It was fun. … More Radical Advice: Play More
I had always imagined healing would be this ethereal experience. The sun shining, a community of support, basking in a feeling of wholeness… That is until I really dedicated myself to a healing path. I then came to understand the often lonely, painful, and dark path healing sometimes requires.
This past week I had an illuminating conversation with my university students. I love teaching this course at this particular college because these future teachers help me feel hopeful. Hopeful that they will work to reverse some of what plagues urban public education today– the anti-intellectualism, low-expectations and uninspired teaching. This group (of mostly women) … More Radical Advice: Forget the Reward
I wish I was as confident and at peace in other areas of my life as I am with my hobby of teaching dance. I am still practicing… In fact, in working with my own coach we have used dance as a metaphor for how I want to be in my “real career” or in … More Radical Advice: Dance Through Life
Eloiza Jorge 