The Female Power Within: A Guide to Living a Gentler, More Meaningful Life [Hardcover]

Marilyn Graman (Author), Maureen Walsh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2002

For far too long women have accepted that being powerful means being tough and aggressive and strong and in control, forgetting that the very qualities that make us strong as from our female side are our gentleness, our natural inclination to cooperate and communicate, our ability to lean back, to yield, and to be in the flow of life. To prove ourselves out in the world, we have tried to blaze like men when our natural light is softer, steadier, more deep than wide.

The Female Power Within outlines a step-by-step process for coming to know yourself intimately and deeply and encourages you to rediscover the perceptions, patterns, pleasures, and power of being female by moving beyond your foremothers and beyond the lives of men as well.

Graman and Walsh bring over 50 years of experience to their guidebook for women (and men) who are quietly yearning to express a softer, more tender side in their lives. The world, they say, is thirsty for our female power, likening it to an energy source that has been dimmed too long. "As each of us releases our light, we will illuminate the world."

Editorial Reviews

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"The Female Power Within" a beautifully written guidebook to help you tap into your inner reservoir of peace and joy ." -- Sri Swami Satchidananda, Integral Yoga Institutes & Centers

An exciting contribution to the worldwide shift occurring in women. If you're serious about self-discovery, read this book! -- Beth Greer, President, The Learning Annex

Groundbreaking. Time to stop being angry with men. As more women uncover their true natures we'll transform the world. -- Arianna Huffington, syndicated columnist and author

From the Publisher

Discover the Extraordinary Power in Being Female!

Many women have achieved goals, personally and professionally, that our mothers and grandmothers could only dream of. We head corporations, compete in marathons, hold elected office, lead expeditions, write prize-winning novels, run universities, and in some cases raise kids as well. We’re so busy, in fact, that we often don’t even have time to ask ourselves, "Is this what I want to be doing? Am I happy in my life? Is this it?"

In this rich and reassuring book, psychotherapist and creator of the Life Works programs Marilyn Graman and her longtime associate Maureen Walsh give you the opportunity to ask these questions at last. You’ll look at the cost of striving for power and success on male terms and discover what a truly successful life would be for you if you could define it for yourself. In short, you will discover the incredible power of being female.

Dozens of original "uncoverings" and reflective questions will help you see how you’ve been measuring yourself by "scorecards" that don’t make sense for you and to get so clear and grounded in mind and body that the life you want just begins to flow toward you. The adrenaline rush of struggling and competing and never feeling centered and peaceful will simply lose its appeal as you open up to the magnificent power you already have within you. As you begin to relax into your female power, you will be amazed at how much energy you liberate for making wise choices, receiving all the good there is to be had, drawing wonderful people toward you, and just plain having fun.

What people are saying...

"The Female Power Within is a groundbreaking exploration of the nature of women's power. It reveals that our power is in our authenticity. It is time to stop being angry with men, and stop being limited by them. As more women uncover their true natures we will, as Marilyn and Maureen suggest, transform the world." ---Arianna Huffington, syndicated columnist and author

"I know from personal experience that Marilyn and Maureen's empowering concepts and techniques work. They've created an exciting and meaningful contribution to the worldwide shift occurring in women today. If you're serious about self-discovery, read this book!" ----Beth Greer, President, The Learning Annex

"The Female Power Within" is a beautifully written guidebook to helpyou tap into the inner reservoir of peace and joy that is your true nature." --Sri Swami Satchidananda, Integral Yoga Institutes & Centers

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Life Works Books; First Edition edition (May 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971854823
• ISBN-13: 978-0971854826
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,322,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The key to women changing their lives and the planet, April 26, 2004

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This review is from: The Female Power Within: A Guide to Living a Gentler, More Meaningful Life (Hardcover)

THIS BOOK IS THE KEY TO WOMEN COMING INTO OUR OWN--
Truly a must read for any woman who wants to have more of what she wants in her life--notice that I said 'have' and not 'get.' Having what you want is a much more female way of handling life, 'Getting' would be a more aggressive or male way. Neither are wrong, but one is definitely more suited energetically to us women, and this is just one of the many interesting and insightful points that Marilyn Graman and Maureen Walsh discuss in this groundbreaking book. I am reading it for the second time and seeing things that I didn't even pick up on the first time through! This would be a great book for younger women to learn from as well to help them on their journeys in life. I know that I would have appreciated hearing some of this wisdom sooner rather than later.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Change perspective, be true to your authentic self, February 4, 2003

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Harold McFarland (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Female Power Within: A Guide to Living a Gentler, More Meaningful Life (Hardcover)

I have to admit that the title is what originally piqued my interest in this book. "The Female Power Within" is not a male-bashing book or anything like that. It is a book on being true to yourself no matter where that takes you. In a world that defines power and success in terms like paycheck size, job title, number and size of deals closed and similar measures it is okay for you to define success and happiness by your terms. In fact, isn't your definition the only one that really matters to you?

"The Female Power Within: A Guide to Living a Gentler, More Meaningful Life" guides the reader in learning how to achieve peace and happiness by realizing that "power" does not necessarily mean "aggressive" but greater power can be achieved through cooperation and communication, two of the traits more commonly found in women. The very factors that others define as power, such as aggressiveness, can be the same factors that actually limit your power. Be yourself, seek your goals, follow your own destiny and realize your power by doing so. This is a well-reasoned exposition on how to make your life more meaningful by being your "authentic" self. A recommended read not only for women but also for men that are not caught up in the "macho" image and are free to be their "authentic" self.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I could have saved a lot of time and money..., November 12, 2002

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MaryBeth Ascher (Suring, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Female Power Within: A Guide to Living a Gentler, More Meaningful Life (Hardcover)

...if I had found this book before I found and bought and read a whole bunch of other self-help books related to this topic. This is a wonderful synthesis of lots of ideas that had been dancing around in my head for a year or two. When I read what Marilyn and Maureen said about these issues, I thought "Yeah! That's what I've been trying to say but I didn't know quite how to say it!" Although 'the work' that they describe isn't easy work to do, it will be a lot easier if you follow their gentle encouraging approach instead of stumbling around like I did. Don't just buy this book...buy two or three, because somebody you love will love it as a holiday gift.