She has arrived. And by she, I’m referring to the Empowered by HerPicketFence podcast. It’s been a long time coming, and I couldn’t be more excited to share my latest endeavor with the world.
As a woman who has had to work hard to become comfortable in her skin, I’ve always felt that the narrative around single women’s status has been less than favorable. We are out here leading incredibly inspirational lives and somehow that is left out of the conversation. The conversation always lends itself to our loneliness or how long it will take us to find a man. Buzzkill.
To counter this, I frequently sought out articles or interviews that would affirm single women, but would often come up short. So what do you do when you don’t see enough of it? You create more. That is how Empowered by HerPicketFence was born.
I hope this platform can achieve my goal of elevating single women so that we can all feel like we are already enough. Read on…
The Who
Single women are rarely celebrated. When we arrive at that destination, whether it was by our own volition or not, it is often met with disdain. Being single is seen as a fairly undesirable state. At least that’s true for women. Men have an easier time of it, and are championed for having options.
Although partnership has always been the end goal in society, it has led to many single women feeling devalued over time if they haven’t achieved it. Yet the number of women choosing to remain single is increasing. I think I know why.
The Why
Women have begun to reject the narrative that has been assigned to us. You know the narrative, where we are lonely or that something must be wrong with us to end up in that state. It’s all nonsense of course, because single women are courageous and strong individuals.
The Movement
As a single woman myself, I’ve wanted to give voice to this issue for a long time. I grew weary of the assumptions and marginalizations that are visited upon us routinely. We are so much more than what we are deduced to. That is when my inspiration was realized. If I can make one single woman feel worthy and confident enough to live her authentic life unapologetically, then I am making an appreciable difference. That is what matters to me.
Take a listen… because the single girls…just got the mic!
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