Date: May 11, 2015
This past Sunday, all over America, people celebrated Mother’s Day. This day will for many, be a great excuse to spoil rotten the women who raised them. To make
Read moreDate: May 10, 2015
I am a 39 year old woman, married and have a 4 year-old son. I am deeply in love with my life, my husband and my son and was
Read moreDate: May 4, 2015
Sadly I’ve just returned home to chilly, wet London from sunny, beautiful Jamaica. Already the warmth and the sand between my toes is but a distant memory. Seven
Read moreDate: May 3, 2015
My husband and I walk into a restaurant yesterday in beautiful downtown Asheville. As we approach our table, I notice a strong, fun, bonded group of women, collaborating and
Read moreDate: April 30, 2015
~by Marijana Cabrita These days my books are one of my major portals to bliss. I feel driven to learn new ideas that awaken
Read moreDate: April 27, 2015
The word “just” is very small, but has a variety of meanings. Think about it, and just for fun see how many sentences you can come up with using
Read moreDate: April 20, 2015
When I was 22-years-old I moved to New York City from my sleepy little town in the Midwest. I’d always been drawn to big city life after a brief
Read moreDate: April 19, 2015
As I gathered items to set up for a workshop I facilitated last week, I thought to myself, what do I want the centerpiece to be? Flowers? No. Feathers.
Read moreDate: April 17, 2015
“Assume every driver is out to get you.” That’s an answer on a test from the Emergency Scene Traffic Control course I co-taught this past week to my 25
Read moreDate: April 16, 2015
~Marijana Cabrita “This is the only moment that we have.” ~ Deepak Chopra I have found this beautiful truth by Dr. Chopra to
Read moreDate: April 14, 2015
How could love be the biggest demon in the world? I recently asked this at a workshop I was facilitating, and I got a look of shock from most
Read moreDate: April 13, 2015
In 2002, I, along with millions of others world wide, tuned in to the first ever season of American Idol and watched Kelly Clarkson kill it week after week
Read moreDate: April 12, 2015
Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ book “Women Who Run With the Wolves” is my “bible.” Every time I pick it up and read even a sentence, my body, mind, heart and soul
Read moreDate: April 10, 2015
I’m in a rut. I’m worried that when I pull myself out, I might sashay left when the direction I need to go is right. I’m scared because I’ve made that
Read moreDate: April 9, 2015
~Marijana Cabrita “Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.” ~ Golda Meir Have your
Read moreDate: April 6, 2015
“You?!” she asked with shock spreading over her face. “But you’re so…so…strong!” I had just taken a leap of faith and opened up about my past abuse to a
Read moreDate: April 6, 2015
When I was at summer camp, at the age of 12, I started my period and it was pretty hellish. Having no parent around for counsel, I nervously stuffed
Read moreDate: April 5, 2015
I have been told often throughout my life that I “smile and laugh too much”, that “I am too intense, too bold, too much, too straight forward, too direct,” that
Read moreDate: April 3, 2015
When was the last time you gave yourself a high-five? Looked in the mirror, smiled large and belted out, “Atta Girl!” What? You’ve never done this? It’s high time
Read moreDate: April 3, 2015
I am going to tell you something you may not know or believe… If you really want something you can have it, free for the taking. We
Read moreDate: April 2, 2015
The stuff that is the most difficult to hear is the most important to listen to. These moments of major discomfort or pain are the perfect moments
Read moreDate: March 31, 2015
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t-you’re right.” ― Henry Ford My life was one big story of I can’t, Not Good Enough, and I’ll Never
Read moreDate: March 30, 2015
Street harassment is a global problem. In every city I’ve lived in, and most I’ve travelled to, I’ve been subjected to cat calling, inappropriate touching and public masturbation and
Read moreDate: March 29, 2015
As a little girl I always dreamed of finding my Knight in Shining Armor, my Prince Charming. Somebody to come in, save me from my life, and sweep me
Read moreDate: March 29, 2015
A term I created, aspire to everyday and revolve a lot of my work around is “sacred woman embodied,” as I am committed to showing up in my life
Read more