Extra Extra: Silicon Valley women make news by existing
The San Jose Mercury News sent a reporter to cover the She's Geeky Conference. He quoted my observation that women are taught from the age of 2 to take care of everyone else so that we can feel secure, thus creating a potential lifetime search for external validation, resentment and confusion. (Why doesn't everyone ie. my boss, my sweetie just recognize what a good job I'm doing?)
It is worth noting that the reporter was from the metro/gender beat and did not feel it was worth mentioning that neither the biz nor tech sections covered the conferece which was, inded, about technology and business.
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Heather, I'm the woman who had the meltdown out on the balcony. You said E-mail You but I don't have your email addy so this will have to do. Can you recommend someone in the Sacramento area for somatic therapy?
In that little vignette out on the balcony you made a connection for me that I had never made in my 50 years of hiding out. Must hide, can't be seen translates in adulthood to being terrified in front of audiences. Who knew? Leftover junk from a long time ago that never got adequately addressed (yeah, that). Anyway, thanks, I think, and I'd love to try something different, therapy wise. Still crying.
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Beth,
You were awesome. Congrats on the breakthrough.
At the heart of good speaking, presentation, performance or anything worthwhile is self-knowledge and safety is necessary for that.
Here's some great info: http://subvert.com/media/somatictherapyinfo.pdf
Your honesty spoke powerfully.
-heather