"For us as a culture, the only way we’re going to heal ourselves from atrocities that have happened due to our differences is to have more compassion and empathy. That starts with realizing that the world doesn’t revolve around you."
Andrea Owen
Aug 30, 2021
EFR 519: Mental Health, Resiliency, Empowering Women and How to Make Some Noise in 2021 with Andrea Owen
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EFR 519: Mental Health, Resiliency, Empowering Women and How to Make Some Noise in 2021 with Andrea Owen
Andrea Owen is a life-coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choose courage and confidence instead.
She is known for her signature platform, “Your Kick-Ass Life”, which began in 2008 as a blog on all things women’s empowerment, before expanding it into a suite of educational tools such as podcasts and books.
Andrea is the author of 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life (2013), How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t (2018), and, most recently, Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength (2021).
Listen in as Andrea talks about the anger that motivated her to write Make Some Noise—driven by her belief that there is still so much to do in the realm of women’s empowerment in the 2020s, and that true change begins when women gain the courage to make some noise at the individual level.
She also gives her thoughts on what men can do to contribute to this cultural shift and why different lived experiences between males and females can actually serve as a bridge rather than a divide towards equality.
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Key Highlights
Andrea explains why restrictive societal expectations for women isn’t “the elephant in the room”, but the room itself.
How can men gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of women’s empowerment through their uniquely male lens?
What can women do as individuals to create real change on a cultural level?
Andrea shares why she believes that resiliency starts with a willingness to be vulnerable.
How can men and women work together to pave the way for greater respect and openness for each other’s differences?
Powerful Quotes by Andrea Owen
If you’re a man, anytime you bristle at something or think, “That can’t be true,” [...] just get curious about it. I’m not mad that that’s your immediate reaction. I’m just asking you to be curious about why you disagree.
For us as a culture, the only way we’re going to heal ourselves from atrocities that have happened due to our differences is to have more compassion and empathy. That starts with realizing that the world doesn’t revolve around you.
It’s our life journey to become better humans and it’s our life responsibility to make the world a better place.
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