I was in the sportswear department the other day, waiting in line at the cash register. I heard a little voice ask,
"Mommy, is that a bra?"
"No, it's a bathing suit."
"Mommy, is it underwear?"
Again, "NO. It's a bathing suit!"
"Mommy, it's not underwear?"
"NO!"
Out of the mouths of babes.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
What's in a Name?
Do you know how many women change their names over the course of their lifetime? My guess is the majority of us.
I changed my last name, for example, when I married. I use my married name professionally as well. Many women today keep their professional and personal names separate.
A name connotes identity; how I see myself and how I present myself to the world.
Take the name of my blog, for example. It's called "Jewish Coach" but you can access it via "Frum Coach" or "Jewish Coach." What's going on here? Do I have identity confusion?
No, on the contrary. I think that our society has narrowed our definition of ourselves, dividing us into separate groups. In truth, I hope that we defy categories; that we all belong to the big one: Jewish women.
I changed my last name, for example, when I married. I use my married name professionally as well. Many women today keep their professional and personal names separate.
A name connotes identity; how I see myself and how I present myself to the world.
Take the name of my blog, for example. It's called "Jewish Coach" but you can access it via "Frum Coach" or "Jewish Coach." What's going on here? Do I have identity confusion?
No, on the contrary. I think that our society has narrowed our definition of ourselves, dividing us into separate groups. In truth, I hope that we defy categories; that we all belong to the big one: Jewish women.
Speaking Out
Finally, I have a blog where I can be totally and truly myself!
I am an Orthodox Jewish woman. As a professional psychologist and coach, however, I interact and identify with all Jewish women. I know the isolation and connection; the fear and elation; the anger and joy of being a Jewish woman.
How many of you wish you had someone to talk to? Someone you can confide in without fear of recrimination to you or your children? Someone to turn to without the stigma of seeing a therapist, of being "seen" or "heard" by someone in your family or community?
Well, finally, here is a place where we can meet and talk in total anonymity. You are safe here, as long as you do your part to protect your identity.
On my side, I will speak out about all the burning issues of our time. I will address them from the perspective of a frum professional woman. That label may sound full of contradictions, but then again it may speak of the breadth of my world view.
Welcome to jewishcoach.com!
I am an Orthodox Jewish woman. As a professional psychologist and coach, however, I interact and identify with all Jewish women. I know the isolation and connection; the fear and elation; the anger and joy of being a Jewish woman.
How many of you wish you had someone to talk to? Someone you can confide in without fear of recrimination to you or your children? Someone to turn to without the stigma of seeing a therapist, of being "seen" or "heard" by someone in your family or community?
Well, finally, here is a place where we can meet and talk in total anonymity. You are safe here, as long as you do your part to protect your identity.
On my side, I will speak out about all the burning issues of our time. I will address them from the perspective of a frum professional woman. That label may sound full of contradictions, but then again it may speak of the breadth of my world view.
Welcome to jewishcoach.com!
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