This Is Woman's Work

Calling Forth Your Inner Council of Wise, Brave, Crazy, Rebellious, Loving, Luminous Selves

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Pub Date Oct 01 2015 | Archive Date Aug 25 2015

Description

"A woman’s work is to define herself," writes award-winning slam poet Dominique Christina. While this task is important for everybody, Dominique says, "There is an urgency for women. When you have inherited a construct that names, describes, and practices an ideology that women are somehow less important, less necessary, then the work of defining yourself carries with it a kind of fury."

Every woman is composed of many selves—archetypal players of the psyche who contribute their voices to her greater "I." This Is Woman’s Work introduces us to our council of inner women, delving into the secret wisdom and gifts of the Willing Woman, the Rebel, the Shapeshifter, the Warrior, and more. Combining writing exercises with fresh and dynamic insights, Dominique helps us make an intimate connection with each inner woman—known and unknown, loved and feared—so we may integrate their voices, realize their wisdom, and open ourselves to our full expression and power.

"A woman’s work is to define herself," writes award-winning slam poet Dominique Christina. While this task is important for everybody, Dominique says, "There is an urgency for women. When you have...


Advance Praise

“An unearthing, the soil of which connects us to our past and our many selves.”

STACEYANN CHIN, playwright, feminist, author of The Other Side of Paradise


“Each time I read Christina’s words, I come away with a vibrant and new understanding of myself as a woman. These exercises intend to steer us into the full wilderness that inhabits our bodies and demand we bring ourselves into wholeness.”

RACHEL MCKIBBENS, Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion 2009, author of Pink Elephant


“Dominique Christina has the courage to use her imagination, and her empathy, to conceive of an alternative world, in the midst of this one, using language to provide inspiration and instruction so people can straighten their backs and make the world a better place.”

CORNEL WEST, educator, scholar, CNN analyst, author of Race Matters

“An unearthing, the soil of which connects us to our past and our many selves.”

STACEYANN CHIN, playwright, feminist, author of The Other Side of Paradise


“Each time I read Christina’s words, I...


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