Entries by Tracee

Revolutionary Resolutions for 2013

Baths. Naps. Massage. Energy Work. Meditation. Sleep. Novels. Rest. Play. Healing. Fun. Joy. Travel. Dating. Contentment. Yes, these are my resolutions for 2013. I have professional goals and ambitions. I do. I have no doubt I’ll accomplish them. I will. I’ll expand on them and think them bigger. In 2013, I’ll even take steps toward […]

12/21/2012, The End. The Beginning.

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. ~R.E.M. I woke up on the morning of 12/21/2012. So did my children, and judging from the activity on Facebook, so did you. Of course there exists the possibility that sometime today a comet could come screaming to earth, eliminating life. […]

In the Face of Newton, CT Tragedy: Turn Towards the Light

I wish I had something poignant and comforting to say about today’s tragedy. I don’t. There is no explanation, so I won’t search for one. I will turn away from the dark, not indulging in the media frenzy or the useless hypothesizing about how the unimaginable can be prevented. I will send my kids to […]

From Early Puberty Body Shame to Progressive Parenting

Guest Post By Amanda Rose Adams You Need a Bra!  When Erin Frank spilled the beans about my surprise slumber party for my 9th birthday, all I could think about was how awesome it would be to have all those girls at my house. They rode home on the school bus with me. We danced […]

Our Public Schools Are Doing It Right!

I just went on a middle school tour and I nearly cried in gratitude for the whole two hours. Ainsley is off to 6th grade and that’s middle school where we live. It’s a big transition that I’m sure she’s ready for. Progressive Piece of the Planet We live in Fort Collins, Colorado, a progressive […]

Killing Writing, Conversation Murder

Good writing is being murdered as we speak. Powerful writing is facing extinction. To write means you have something to say. Something to explore. An observation to share. A challenge to overcome. A position. An experience worth relating. Something to communicate. But there are Murderers of Language out there. People who are out to destroy […]

Life Coaching: Soft, Not Strong

When I was going through the process of my divorce people would say to me, “Just think how strong this will make you.” Strong? I would think. I AM strong. I’m plenty strong enough. I’m sure of my strength. Those who know me are convinced that I am strong. You, readers of The Girl Revolution […]

Life Coaching: How to Stay Sane When the World Appears Insane

I just went through airport security on my way to Seattle to visit my brother’s family for Thanksgiving. If there ever was a physical manifestation of collective paranoia, psychosis, delusion and insanity this is it. One guy put something in his shoe and a billion people strip down, raise their arms in an x-ray contraption […]

Warning Mothers: Abort Girl Empowerment Mission, Quick!

Abort mission! Abort mission! Before it’s too late! Quick! Stop laughing at your toddler girls’ sassy comments. Stop being amused when she half-rudely, but oh-so-cutely, spouts off. You’re not raising an empowered woman. It was all a ruse. You’re digging your own “differentiation” grave. You think you’re preparing her to be a strong, empowered woman […]

Change My Life: I Don't Want My Child To Ever Feel _____.

I don’t want my child to ever feel . . . . . . bullied. . .  . unloved. . . . like they have to ______. . . . ugly. . . . not good enough to ______.  . . . left out.  . . . sexualized.  . . . objectified.  . . . […]