In case you missed it: Good Advice For Independent Women
Me and host Mandrell Birks
Ya’ll know I love me some radio airwaves and so I had a good time with Mandrell Birks today on the Sighlent Storm radio show. We talked about the independent woman. A couple of gems that I dropped:
- Obsession with being an Independent Woman gives birth to the Angry Woman! Hello. Sometimes we cling on to being independent so much that we don’t want to lean on Anybody. Then the pressure of being independent makes us ANGRY. Hello… Am I talking to anybody out there.
- Independent means you’ve been able to achieve a certain amount of success on your own, but it does not mean that you don’t need anybody. Just because a partner isn’t paying your bills doesn’t mean that he doesn’t support you in other ways.
- Fellas: Don’t buy into the hype that an independent woman doesn’t need you. Sistas: Don’t buy into the hype that if a man doesn’t make the EXACT same amount of money or MORE that you make that you don’t need him. These incorrect assumptions are leaving a lot of people single. Hello!
- Go to therapy. Most of us need it. Sign yourself up. Take your baggage into the room and leave it there. You’ll feel better.
PS. Big Shout Out to Austin – You know why! Thanks for having my back!
Posted by Yasmin in youth. This post has 1 Comment.
Tags: good advice, independent women, mandrell birks, whur
Tags: good advice, independent women, mandrell birks, whur
About the Author
Yasmin Shiraz is the President of Still Eye Rise Films, an independent production company which films educational and thought provoking documentaries that chronicle the lives, traumas and experiences of youth. Her first production, Can She Be Saved?, a documentary that examines violence among middle school girls, was an official selection of the 2009 Roxbury Film Festival and recently won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit from IndieFest.
Yasmin Shiraz is the Award winning Author of Retaliation a novel about a community’s response to youth violence. In 2009, it was selected as one of the top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association. She is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls: How To Build A Life Full of Courage, Determination & Self Love (Simon and Schuster) and five other books. Her best selling “Blueprint” empowerment series is utilized as a self esteem, motivational, and educational tool at middle and high schools, after school programs, non-profit youth centers, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the country. 
One Comment for In case you missed it: Good Advice For Independent Women
July 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Powerful words as always Yasmin. There is an old saying that simply says, No man (or woman) is an island. Everybody needs somebody. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Your #1 fan,
Dr. Sims