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Lisa Marie Rankin
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How to Embrace Uncertainty in Dating and Relationships

Why you want to predict and control the outcome — and how to stop — I finally arrive at work after an arduous, 75-minute commute. After taking off my winter coat, scarf, hat, and gloves, I refill my tea. Settling in at my desk, I pull out my laptop and log in to the network. First, I check my schedule and see that I have…

Relationships

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How to Embrace Uncertainty in Dating & Relationships
How to Embrace Uncertainty in Dating & Relationships
Relationships

9 min read


Published in Human Parts

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How Women Can Embrace Aging in a Youth-Obsessed Culture

Confidence, discernment, and sexiness develop over time — Many years ago, when I was in my mid-twenties, my boyfriend at the time was explaining his categorization of women. Apparently, it was shared amongst his friends. It went something like this: Women between the ages of 20 and 25 were considered “gazelles.” He described them as being like “a…

Self Improvement

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How Women Can Embrace Aging in a Youth-Obsessed Culture
How Women Can Embrace Aging in a Youth-Obsessed Culture
Self Improvement

7 min read


Published in Human Parts

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Your Relationship Is a Spiritual Assignment

You will keep getting the same lessons until you learn them — I have long wondered what the difference is between a soulmate and a childhood wound. Why are we so drawn to some people even though we know from experience that the relationship will end badly? …

Relationships

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Your Relationship Is a Spiritual Assignment
Your Relationship Is a Spiritual Assignment
Relationships

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Published in Human Parts

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Your Definition of Love Determines How You Experience It

Love is an action, not an affirmation — “You’ll never find anyone that loves you more than me,” my high school boyfriend told me as I broke up with him. This was after I caught him stealing my Guns N’ Roses concert tickets and a gold nugget ring my mom had given me, along with other teenage valuables…

Relationships

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Your Definition of Love Determines How You Experience It
Your Definition of Love Determines How You Experience It
Relationships

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Published in Modern Goddess

·Feb 23

The Science Behind Embodying the Divine Feminine

How to protect and preserve your feel-good hormones in mid-life. — What do you think of when you hear the word “mid-life?” When I recently asked a group of women this same question, here are some of the responses I received: weight gain, anxiety, hot flashes, and wrinkles. And some responded to the question with a question, an existential one: “What…

Midlife

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The Science Behind Embodying the Divine Feminine
The Science Behind Embodying the Divine Feminine
Midlife

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Jan 6

Did the Early Feminists Take A Wrong Turn?

Here’s how to find your lost Wild Woman. — I couldn’t help but wonder if the early feminists, who undoubtedly had the best intentions, took a wrong turn somewhere. My colleagues surrounded me in the small conference room. I was no longer present, yet I continued to speak on autopilot. “I’ll connect with my counterpart in their organization. We…

Women

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Did the Early Feminists Take A Wrong Turn?
Did the Early Feminists Take A Wrong Turn?
Women

6 min read


Published in Modern Goddess

·Dec 13, 2022

5 Ayurvedic Practices to Feel Radiant in Mid-Life

“Life really begins at forty…” ~ Carl Jung — I admit it. Sometimes I fall victim to the “must stay young at all costs” frenzy that seems to have invaded our culture. This has manifested in treatments, procedures, expensive skincare products, and, worst of all — comparison. …

Women

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5 Ayurvedic Practices to Feel Radiant in Mid-Life
5 Ayurvedic Practices to Feel Radiant in Mid-Life
Women

7 min read


Published in Modern Goddess

·Nov 30, 2022

5 Myths About Aging — Dispelled

Ancient wisdom to feel healthy, radiant, and divine in mid-life. — I admit it. In my twenties, mid-life used to terrify me. I assumed there were two options in mid-life. One is a matronly existence that consisted of ill-fitting clothes, an endless list of “to-dos,” and a long list of complaints. The universally reviled “Karen’ comes to mind. Or alternatively, a…

Women

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5 Myths About Aging — Dispelled
5 Myths About Aging — Dispelled
Women

8 min read


Published in Modern Goddess

·Oct 28, 2022

A Ritual to Honor The Dead

Here’s how to celebrate Samhain. — Samhain (pronounced sow-in) kicked off the Celtic New Year and was the time to come together to celebrate the harvest, birth, death, and rebirth. It is observed from October 31st through November 1st. This is a time to reflect upon and honor the past. And it is the most auspicious…

Spirituality

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A Ritual to Honor The Dead
A Ritual to Honor The Dead
Spirituality

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Published in Modern Goddess

·Oct 25, 2022

How to Honor And Remember Our Ancestors

The dead want what we all want — attention, forgiveness, and validation. — “My father used to tell me, ‘No matter how much I gave her, she was never happy.’” My mother was recounting what her father would say about her mother, my grandmother. My grandmother, “Nana,” got pregnant at 15, married my grandfather, and gave birth to her first child at 16…

Family

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How to Honor And Remember Our Ancestors
How to Honor And Remember Our Ancestors
Family

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Lisa Marie Rankin

Lisa Marie Rankin

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Check out my new book, The Goddess Solution, or find me at www.lisamarierankin.com.

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