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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

I really need someone to teach me how to cook, how to like cooking, and how to store food. I‘m not thriving because health becomes overwhelming and if I could just get this accomplished I feel like i could reduce the amount of drowning I am doing.

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Ruthiella YouTube is great for this. I‘m also a poor cook but watching tutorials online has been helpful. 2w

GingerAntics Madam President Kamala Harris? 2w

Suet624 I‘m with you. 2w

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Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics i love that ❤️ 2w

Chrissyreadit @Ruthiella I bought a video class on cooking three or more years ago- I have to figure out what my block around cooking is. 2w

mcctrish I guess I‘d start with what is your favourite food? If you look at a menu what jumps out at you? Then I‘d look for foodie people on IG, or TikTok if that‘s your jam, who make food like it and see if you can do it too 2w

Tamra I echo watching home cooks (not professionals) cooking on YouTube for inspiration and ideas. The professionals make everything seem pretty & perfect and that‘s just not real life. At least in my house. 😉 (edited) 2w

dabbe I'm so with you on this. I love watching food videos and the Food Network, but I absolutely hate to cook. Hate. It. Weird, huh? 🤣 2w

ravenlee I started following Liam Layton recently on Facebook (he‘s @theplantslant on other social media, which is beyond my ken), and I find a lot of inspiration from his videos. Not a how-to, step-by-step guide, but I‘ve been surprised how helpful it can be. 2w

ravenlee I also liked this book, though I haven‘t implemented much of its advice.

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SamAnne I love Deborah Madison‘s vegetarian cooking for everyone. Great even if you aren‘t vegetarian (I‘m not but veggie forward). Just super simple recipes. Still a go to for me 20 plus years later. (edited) 2w

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Chrissyreadit

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

I constantly try to fit in in WV. My son and I just had a several hours long conversation about masking- something I‘ve done purposefully since High School (for senior celebrity i was class ditz) Sometimes it is to reduce loneliness and sometimes it is for ease- but now I feel myself slipping in and out of the masks because it feels necessary and appropriate in the situation. Sometimes life-ing is just hard!

GingerAntics Yes. It was an utter failure. 2w

TheBookHippie No. However. That too creates a whole other set of issues. 2w

GingerAntics Can I switch to @TheBookHippie ‘s answer? 2w

BookwormAHN Also yes and it sucked. For my senior year of high school little witchy me made friends with this girl who was really sweet but she and her friends (who were also pretty nice) were extremely religious Baptists. And to get along with them I had to play good little Christian girl. I know it was my choice but I about drove myself crazy 🤦🏼‍♀️ 2w

ravenlee I mostly don‘t try very hard, but I do kind of…selectively mask? Depending on my setting, I dial down certain aspects of my personality. The person I am with the homeschool moms is slightly different than with the dance moms, and pretty different still from the me who is a working musician. I don‘t try to be someone who will be loved and accepted by everyone, but I guess I do try to be…acceptable? in a given situation. 2w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

I really appreciate the opportunity in this book to recognize me. I am a pretty messy, emotional, curious and caring person. I can be judgy at times (my shadow side) and do strive to be compassionate. I‘m also frustrated with myself for not being smarter, more organized and less chaotic.

GingerAntics I think my authentic self is me without masking. Letting myself stim when I need to. Letting myself move away from bright lights and loud noises when I need to. It‘s just me making space for those needs and taking care of those needs in ways that work within the situation (or moving out of the situation if those small modifications aren‘t being honoured or allowed). 2w

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

Hi friends! As you can tell I am not someone who is consistent with timelines and due dates. My combination of Chronic Epstein Barr (2 week flare i think i‘m at end of) and ADHD (I really struggle with planning ahead) mean I will be getting posts out but not on a consistent timeline. Please feel free to post at anytime whenever you choose- and wherever you are in the book.

Chrissyreadit I think i still wrestle with guilt if I am not putting my energy into mothering others. I am working on the concept of self care- but i apply it to myself as a drill sergeant instead of as a mother. I really need to think about how and what mothering myself could be. 2w

GingerAntics This is a hard one for me. I don‘t understand the idea of mothering yourself. Mothering means taking care of someone and when you‘re doing the taking care of, there are only very limited ways you can be the recipient of that. Literally, kids have to be taught self care. Maybe it‘s just self care. I don‘t know. The math doesn‘t math for me on this. Maybe it‘s just me. 2w

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics I can‘t use the word mother/mom without my skin crawling but I do remind myself and even get reminded by MR BH -“what would your Grandma say, she would say take the break eat the cookie, drink the tea, snuggle in the blanket… the world can wait.” I use that every morning -I slow start mornings&eat a good breakfast -because that‘s what she‘d tell me to do. Make food share it, bake bread it helps she would say. ⬇️ 2w

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TheBookHippie ⬆️ not exactly self care but it‘s what works for me. If nothing else use -Christine loves me she wants me to eat well rest well take care of me. ♥️ it‘s hard I know. 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie 🧡🧡🧡 your grandmother is so awesome! I totally get having a negative response to “mother.” Mine isn‘t entirely negative, which almost makes it more confusing. 2w

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics my very good friend who has passed on through the veil use to tell me to just think of Love as an entity or being and use that in place of mother. Love wants you to be you, take care of you because it‘s love. 2w

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics I feel like i need to explore the archetype of mother and mothering vs the verb. I‘m wrestling with the patriarchal view compared to what a matriarchal tribal view would be. @TheBookHippie too. 2w

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit I‘ve been researching Matriarchal in religion and how it was killed by the patriarchy … 😵‍💫😭 2w

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit report back if you find interesting things. I do think it needs to be explored. 2w

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie I knew this group was going to be perfect for reading When God was a Woman!

When God was a Woman

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝 Hopefully you're at the ending point of the flare-up 💝💝💝. 2w

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics ♥️ 2w

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics it‘s such a good book! 2w

dabbe Your timelines are perfect for me as I am way behind. I learn so much just from reading these posts! Thank you all for your insight about yourselves and what it means to be a woman; they're so thoughtful and helpful. And @Chrissyreadit, hope you're feeling better soon! ♥️🍁🤎 2w

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit I wasn‘t sure I was going to like it and then I noticed I was like 75% done. So I didn‘t read it at all for several days to make it last. I should have just finished it. lol 2w

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Chrissyreadit

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Estes

In previous chapters we read about learning to trust ourselves, then this sentence appears! It is a terrifying perspective for those of us who have lived with domestic violence- but in a specific context it is most likely a vital truth. The context of fear, trust and safety- and how do we ever find it after the death of that experience? That is when we have to discern between fear because of danger vs fear because of trauma. Thoughts?

Chrissyreadit In a slightly different context- have you ever been afraid of what being in a relationship would mean for you? 1mo

Chrissyreadit Relationships become tricky for many reasons- but do mean that there is a joining by nature- that can make one stronger and safer- Has it ever been scary to transition in and/or out of relationships? 1mo

Chrissyreadit I can honestly say that I have probably avoided some men I should have dated and dated some men I should have avoided… Now i am focusing on my relationship with myself. 1mo

GingerAntics I was troubled by this. It felt like a complete 180. 1mo

BookwormAHN I get the idea behind this statement but it just seems wrong. Relationships can be tricky but when something deep down tells you to run you run. And Chrissy good for you 💗 1mo

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

Sedna is mentioned in the first part of this chapter so i thought i would share the Goddess card reflection of her I have. If you read it I would be curious to hear how it was received or impacted your thoughts in relation to this chapter and yourself.

AnnCrystal I love this! Sedna was one of the first I read about when I began researching my own Ancestral World.

My ancestors are from Arizona, grandma of my mom's mother.

But I consider the whole of the Americas as my Ancestral World.

This was fascinating for me. Not the tragic of the story, because is felt equal in the extraordinary elements to the tales I read from other “outside“ cultures. From Greece, Nordic, Egypt, Asian, etc.

Epic 👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝💝. (edited) 1mo

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

My responses are leaving high school, endings of friendships, home the way i lived in it and going to college, then leaving college and going to work- then end of childhood and beginning of adulting…. and of course life after divorce - This cycle does play out in numerous ways through life experiences.

TheBookHippie I worked in locked units-I left it when my daughter was 3 -I just couldn‘t risk myself -I loved it so, but I switched to locked Alzheimer‘s units -at the time this was normal.. I did this for a long time but had to quit when pregnant with my son, when I switched over to education and reading literacy advocacy. All things that were bittersweet. 1mo

GingerAntics The only thing this brought to mind to me was genuine childhood. When I hit puberty, a lot of my hopes were dashed… so it wasn‘t necessarily a happier/better beginning, but I think it‘s getting there for me. 1mo

nanuska_153 I changed my speciality a couple times, I get the feeling that I need to learn something new from time to time and I switch.Currently trying to change from being the door that everyone knocks when they have a Property Law question to start from 0 in Criminal Law. It's always scary because I like to be considered an expert and it's tough to go through the stress of not knowing how to do your job,but if I feel I can't grow anymore I have to leave. 1mo

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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

This chapter was interesting- It seemed to have a significant overlap with parts work as well as shadow work. The part that gives up, the part that gets distracted, the part that perseveres… I can relate to all of it. The concept of shadow work is in accepting the parts of ourselves we are uncomfortable with. Through a somatic lens it‘s recognizing the body and brain want us to be safe. My ADHD brain is better suited to some tasks!

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Chrissyreadit I know there are times i‘ve had to be stern with myself, use timers and trackers as well as ask for help and grace. This activity is a great example! I love it- but reading, then writing questions all require my focus more than most tasks- and Sometimes it feels overwhelming- and i‘m easily distracted. But once i start i‘m all in!!! 1mo

TheBookHippie No. And people get so upset that this is true of me 🫠😝😅🫣 … 1mo

Cuilin Ugh ADHD here too. I go between hating this about myself and then other times completely just accepting it and going with the flow. (And if that is not an indicator of being ADHD, I don‘t know what is lol) but I‘m tired of carrying the shame and guilt. 1mo

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kspenmoll Please do not,try not to feel shame, guilt. It‘s such a struggle,I know.My mom had our family very organized- school, homework, rotating work chart-I learned to be open about my ADD but it is easy at work as I work with spec ed students-also, much of my family is similar.The ability to hyper focus is a gift- losing things or leaving them behind is not! but the Tile app is my best friend for finding keys, wallet, even my kindle !!!! 1mo

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll my daughter struggles too. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Cuilin I think so many creative people have ADHD. It just makes you you … 1mo

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll what is the tile app 1mo

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie Tile has new name https://www.life360.com/tile-trackers/products/combo-packs 1mo

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie I “lose” my phone all over the resource room, etc at work. I just hit the tile button attachment on my key chain. I have one stuck to my kindle, in my wallet, etc. they come in all sizes. Best Buy carries them I think as well as mail order. Not cheap but you can get replacement batteries for some. (edited) 1mo

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll thanks!!! 1mo

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Chrissyreadit

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype | Clarissa Pinkola Est�s Phd

Sorry- I am definitely a week or so behind.
I do believe names are important- and are why people have nicknames, change their name, use a married name or keep their name from birth. I personally love hearing how people came by their names too. I think names may speak about who we are- there are people who shorten their name and people who use completed names- go by formal address or first names. It all helps us start the conversation.

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Chrissyreadit It is also telling when people purposely use the wrong name or title. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit it‘s abusive when they refuse to use your name. 1mo

TheBookHippie So what schedule should we use? It‘s chapter 5 for this current week yes? 1mo

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Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie yes i will work on questions for next week for chapter 5 1mo

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit perfect! 1mo

TheBookHippie Names have power. Especially for women. And the Ms Miss Mrs thing is a tool of the patriarchy. 1mo

BookwormAHN @TheBookHippie I so agree. Also is it just me or is it weird when you get switched from a Miss to Ma'am by the people working at Walmart? 1mo

dabbe I am soooooo behind! 😩 1mo

ravenlee One of the things about my husband‘s family (him included) that has baffled me for 20 years is that they‘re weird about names. Hub‘s sister is rarely called by her name, just her first initial (which is mine, too, and confused me at first). The cat my MIL had when I met hubby, the cat who loved him and despised me, was never called by her name (Ivy), but was any number of insulting nicknames, including “GrayFat.” 👇🏻 1mo

ravenlee Everything and everybody has some weird pseudonym, and it has taken me years to sort out who they‘re talking about. I still don‘t get some of them. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1mo

kspenmoll I am behind reading. What chapter are we on? Apologies everyone! Been in a reading slump. Oops just saw this week is ch.4 Despite not having read this ch. I do believe names have power. I was named for my paternal grandmother & I feel a kinship with her & her life story despite the fact she was dead before I was born. There are so many instances of names & the power they hold. (edited) 1mo

TheBookHippie @BookwormAHN it‘s an insult! 1mo

nanuska_153 I'm really behind with my reading for work reasons, but I do think names hold power and identity, that's why in concentration camps they switched their names for numbers. It's so alien to me also that some women change their surnames when married, it's not a thing in Spain so when I moved to Ireland it really shocked me.I read it is inherited from a time when women didn't have capacity so they went from being under the guardianship of the father⬇️ 1mo

nanuska_153 to the husband. My surname is Armenian, my grandparents escaped during the genocide, so I can't imagine giving it up and erasing them and that part of me from history. It's part of who I am and where I came from, why would I change it for my husband's history? 1mo

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