Books | The School of Visibility | Women and visibility

Books

At The School of Visibility we love books! Here’s some of our favourite feminist texts – old and new – which we think should be on everybody’s night stand.

Books we love

Feminist books

Indigenous women

Women speaking up

Women's rage

'You deserve to take up space'. I have to remind

'You deserve to take up space'.
I have to remind myself of this more often than I wish.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Sometimes the fear of taking up space arises when I feel like I've talked 'too much' amongst a group of friends, or when I've shared 'too many opinions' on social media.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I'm aware of an internal barometer that's constantly creating opportunities for others to feel seen and heard, not just because I want to hear from them, but also so they don't walk away judging me for taking up too much space in the relationship.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It's a subtle barometer, but it's always there.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The fear of being 'too much' is intimately connected to the patriarchal message that all women receive; 'you don't deserve to take up space'.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And so I'm always breaking down internal conditioning which encourages me to shrink. Because I want to take up whatever space my soul requires to fulfil its function on this planet.
.
.
.
If you feel similarly, you can explore how the fear of being 'too much'/of taking up too much space is playing out in your own life, by picking up our short course 'Smash the Patriarchal Mindset' using the link in our bio.

What if we could have a different conversation? Wh

What if we could have a different conversation? What if instead of right and wrong, we could have a conversation about how do you prioritise your values and why you prioritise those values over the others?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Read the rest in our 'Finding Middle Ground' post via the link in our bio (look for our library of articles and books).

In case you needed to be reminded. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

In case you needed to be reminded. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You've got this. 🖤

How have you been feeling about your body lately?

How have you been feeling about your body lately? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I've been doing a mid-life overhaul, looking toward the next 46 years of my life (if I'm lucky) and considering how I can set myself up well. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
As I engage with my body, I'm aware of the patriarchal influence on the way we relate to our bodies; as objects of entertainment and pleasure, rather than as something to honour and revere. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I'm conscious of being taught not to inhabit my body, but to inspect it. To view it as an object one assesses. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I see opportunities to feel shame around not living up to some ideal of bodily perfection, and rather than pursue that path, I choose instead to explore a new question. I'm flipping the switch from what my body can do for me/how it can please me, to what my body needs from me/how I can support it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
As an enneagram mind type, it's taken me many years for my mind to come into a relationship of reciprocity with my body. I spent years with chronic fatigue learning to slow down, to become comfortable being still and learning to listen to my body. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
When I refer to myself as 'I', my body is still not the avenue through which I understand the world. BUT... I am drawing closer. I see her now as my constant companion, my loyal friend, and as a vessel of deep and abiding wisdom. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I doubt I'll ever have the same 'body knowing' as a body type who perceives the world first and foremost through their body, but I have come to a place of mutual appreciation and understanding. And that is enough, I think, to change everything.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A woman's relationship with her body is something we discuss inside our signature program 'Women Speaking Up'. Click on the link in our bio to join our waitlist so you're notified next time we open our doors.

How do you show up and speak up in a world that’ $How do you show up and speak up in a world that’s so fractured and divided? How you do look for middle ground? Is there even a middle ground between our fractured groups?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That was the topic of our conversation on the blog recently. Use the link in our bio to find it in our library of articles and video.$

Our visibility toolkit is for anyone who feels ner

Our visibility toolkit is for anyone who feels nervous and/or unsafe about showing up and/or being seen by lots of people online.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Pick it up using the link in our bio and free yourself from those niggling fears that are holding you back from being the influential woman you were born to be.

Because I’m sufficiently privileged to have an e

Because I’m sufficiently privileged to have an enormous level of control over how my life unfolds, I don’t want to squander that. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
So I remind myself of this quote each time I’m feeling upset with the state of my life.

I love this quote. What does it spark for you? ⠀

I love this quote. What does it spark for you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#patriarchy #oppression #seen #equality #liberation #feminism #femaleentrepreneur #women #womenhelpingwomen #feministwriter #womenempoweringwomen #womenentrepreneurs #womensupportingwomen #activist #activism

Learn three simple strategies to help you confidently speak up in a way that feels natural to you.

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Your free worksheet: Unlocking the secret to boundless energy

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Feeling invisible as a business woman? Learn the six steps you need to take to share your brand and your message with the world.

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Been silencing yourself lately?

Learn three simple strategies to help you confidently speak up in a way that feels natural to you.

You have Successfully Subscribed!