{"id":30,"date":"2026-11-14T17:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T17:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.marshamendizza.com\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-11-14T17:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T17:37:50","slug":"womens-true-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.marshamendizza.com\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s True Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b095102b alignfull gb-container-e269ac7c wrapper\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">Women everywhere are asking ourselves the question: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:68px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">    <strong><em>How do we find our True Power? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:99px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px\">Connie Zweig offers this response: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\"><em>&#8220;&#8230; The answers can be found in a woman&#8217;s longing to be authentically feminine, to experience herself fully as a woman and, at the same time, to be a strong independent individual whose power and authority are rooted within her.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\">-To Be A Woman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax @media screen and (max-width: 1063px) {  .wp-block-cover.alignfull margin-left: -2.617924em; margin-right: width: 100vw; }\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6087 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/marshamendizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pexels-kristina-paukshtite-1591171-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-67e8d169 gb-container-d95b92eb\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignwide wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\">As women\u2019s empowerment continues to rise, many of us experience an identity crisis. In the pursuit of claiming agency, some of us have unknowingly sacrificed our connection with our bodies and relationships, falling into the trap of mistaking force with power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\">We are no longer satisfied living just half of who we are, expressing only the receptive, nurturing, and supportive qualities of <strong>Yin-Feminity<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\">While these qualities are in our DNA, we also possess strength, creativity, and ambition, the qualities of <strong>Yang-Feminity<\/strong>. Yang-Femininity is the other half that beckons us to embrace our full range of capabilities and flourish in our authenticity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\">I was forced to answer the question when a life crisis resulted in the collapse of my physical health. As I healed, I learned the difference between true empowerment and fake force. After years of diligence and a lot of help, today I live with a synergistic balance between my caring and nurturing heart and achievement in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\">Out of my experience, I designed and facilitated Authentic Women circles for 25 years both in Southern and Northern California, helping other women avoid the mistakes; Zweig\u2019s \u201canswer\u201d is my mission statement. Hundreds of women have discovered their own true power in our circles as they have experienced what it&nbsp;feels like&nbsp;to be<br>strong independent individuals and&nbsp;deeply caring and empathic nurturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\">I offer Authentic Woman Circles both online and in person.&nbsp; Circles form only when women who wish to do this transformational work come together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\">If you wish more information about how to join or create a new circle, just contact me.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-16d1eb73\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ecda7a9c\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4c89b943 alignfull\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a71a1d45 reviews-text gb-container-49ce9868\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-506fd133 reviews-text gb-container-49ce9868\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:25px\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\">&#8220;Marsha&#8217;s straightforward communication connects in the most constructive ways imaginable. She is both irreverent and reverent, funny and serious, strong and vulnerable; qualities that she models for us all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><strong>~&nbsp;Nancy <\/strong><br>One of San Francisco\u2019s 100 Most Influential Women in Business;&nbsp;Founder of Women2Boards.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women everywhere are asking ourselves the question: How do we find our True Power? 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