The Eldest Daughter Effect

The Eldest Daughter Effect shows how firstborn women and girls became the accomplished, dependable, wonderful rocks that we are. Many of the world’s most successful women are firstborns. Taylor Swift, Arianna Huffington, Christine Lagarde, Gwyneth Paltrow, JK Rowling, Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey and Sheryl Sandberg to name just a few. Their success didn’t come overnight. […]

What if all is very, very well already?Alight

Open the curtains and become aware of the light that you are Suppose someone were to ask you what kind of life you would like. You probably wouldn’t reply saying ‘I want a hard and heavy existence in which I feel lonely and alone, while pretending that I am successful and happy because I don’t […]

The Childhood Conclusions

Read this, and instantly know yourself better. Promise! We humans are creatures of habit. We have our habitual way of walking home from school or work. When we take another route, we discover a new shop, park or even a shortcut. We also have habitual thoughts about ourselves. We think we don’t belong – not […]

Childless Living

Let’s talk about not having children Not having children is on the rise in many countries across the globe and many millennials are quite vocal about not wishing to go the family way. Yet, choosing to be childfree or being childless still is a subject not much talked about–the focus tends to be on having […]