unapologetically females was born from a vision of being able to openly talk about the experiences and issues that are unique to women - ones that are often not discussed or may be considered taboo. As a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed clinical mental health counselor, Danielle and Cindy will use their experiences as females living in this world along with their professional background to help explore, describe, and explain the emotions and feelings that are unique to the female world. Why do many women feel so self-conscious, totally responsible for everything, or silly about liking shiny things?
Over the course of this podcast, we will be inviting female experts in their field of work and/or play to help us understand from their experiences and perspectives why being a female in today’s world can be so confusing, muddied, and misunderstood yet be incredibly empowering, trend setting, and a force of pure energy.
We will explore the various joys and challenges of being female and ways to navigate these topics, feelings, and experiences together. Let’s unpack the narratives and messaging that has been fed to us since that little pink hat was placed on our heads in the delivery room. Let’s talk about the many positions, titles, and jobs that women hold and the double standards that can come with those responsibilities. Let’s unlock the culture created around “mean girls” and why some women may still feel as though they are a victim to bullying. Let’s talk about the need to look and act a certain way, relationships with our moms and sisters, romantic relationships or friendships where we settled and why. Let’s talk about sex, love, and lust. Let’s look at trying to fit ourselves into a box that was not built specifically for our individual wants and needs and why it might be so hard to break out of those assigned four walls.
We invite you to engage in a discussion with us about the imbalance and confusion around being a female by tackling some of the hardest myths, misconceptions, and beliefs we hold as a society. Let’s express and unveil all the many things that females are and let’s do it UNAPOLOGETICALLY.
bad ass. I craved to be her when I grew up. It was in my theories class studying Feminism, all grown up now, or so I thought, that I realized, holy shit, I’m a feminist! Wait what?! This goes against everything that I’ve been told to be or that I’m pretending I am. Not only that, but I’ll bet there are other women out there who were meant to feel the same way growing up and they also didn’t, or still don’t know, that it’s okay to be an empowered, unapologetic female.
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So here is what I hope to bring to you as a listener. A life long of mistakes, stories, lived out expectations of others, and self deprecating, unabashed, unfiltered, recaps. I have been infinitely lucky to meet incredible and inspiring women along my journey so far and can’t wait to share and explore not only their knowledge and experiences with all of you, but to meet and unwrap new experiences and insight through our exciting ever evolving topics. Thank you for taking the time to listen and to join in on what I hope to be our unapologetically empowering journey together.
Hey there! I’m Cindy, prefer Cin (with a C) or CC.
So, my whole life I have felt like I had to apologize for being born a female. Been made to feel less than and, often times, taken advantage of for being what I was taught was the "weaker" sex. I was told my main goal in life was to find a husband who can take care of me and allow me to raise a family. The basic undertones of the message being that I was incapable of taking care of myself or making a successful life for myself without a man. This pseudo subconscious messaging led me to a few bad relationships, put me in some precarious, even dangerous situations, and did zero for my self-esteem and self-worth.
When I was 44 years old, I decided to follow my life long dream of going to school to become a therapist. My own therapist growing up was like Kelly from Charlie’s Angels (OG) and Wonder Woman (also OG because I’m old-er). She was divorced (imagine), took care of herself (what?!), had her own career (that she started), and was an all around
Hello there! I'm Danielle, and I'm thrilled to have this chance to open up about my journey and encourage you to share yours as well.
Through this platform, my hope is to forge strong connections and build a supportive community of empowered women.
I’m proud of who I am. I’m strong, independent, bold, confident, compassionate, and unapologetically female. However, arriving at this point has been far from straightforward. My path has been shaped by a lot of therapy, deliberate personal development, and an abundance of love. I've navigated through dark times of self-doubt, loathing, anxiety, depression, and profound shame, engaging in risky behaviors and succumbing to feelings of inadequacy.
Navigating through a society that frequently undermines women, imposing standards on our appearance and
behavior, I often found myself lost, internalizing detrimental stereotypes. However, a pivotal moment came when I decided to focus on my personal development, asking myself, "What if I prioritize my growth?" Of course, it hasn’t been an easy road, but I’m resilient and I’m surrounded by some amazing women and men (shout out to my dad) who remind me daily to never stop being unapologetically female.
I am eager to embark on this adventure with you, tackling a wide array of topics that touch on the joys, controversies, challenges, and triumphs we experience as females living in this world. Thank you for being here and being a part of this badass community.