Speak Up Sister

For women, having a seat at the table does not mean having a voice.  We discuss the BYU Study When Women Don’t Speak.  This study outlines some of the difficulties women face when they are outnumbered by men in a group discussion. Women are seen as less authoritative, are often [...]

This episode discusses the consequences of speaking up and the fear of negative consequences we experience that keeps us from taking the steps to speak up.  Fear is the main emotion we experience that keeps us from speaking up when we might need to. We’re afraid of others’ responses, that [...]

This week we bring you part two of this practical series, What to Say and How to Say It. We only get hung up about what to say and how to say it when we are approaching difficult conversations. This is usually when emotions are high, which can sabotage our [...]

Sorting it out personally; this is where speaking up starts. If we want to speak up and have it be effective, we’ve got to get clear in our thoughts and our feelings first. We need to know and understand our concerns, and be ready to own them. There are specific [...]

Owning our stuff (and by “stuff” we mean, emotions, choices, experiences, etc.) means taking responsibility for our lives, choices, and experiences while resisting the temptation to blame others.  We are responsible for ourselves. We can own every aspect of our life and our choices- even those things that we didn’t [...]

Sometimes we put off speaking up. It might seem to be too intimidating and we can rationalize that it can wait. But in the meantime it sabotages our peace, our growth and our relationships. We can follow the Savior’s example and speak up. We can trust that we will have [...]

Today we talked about Adam and Eve’s separate but distinct roles in the salvation of all people. Our General Authorities teach that the Church is supposed to be a gift to the family, a gift given by the sons of God. This is true, but this is also where we [...]

Our maturity levels can make a difference in the success or failure of our attempts to speak up successfully. In this episode, we discuss practical ways to speak up with emotional maturity, using examples from the scriptures and personal experiences. Notes Scriptures Alma 59:13 – Alma 61 Books Dance of [...]

Our maturity levels can make a difference in the success or failure of our attempts to speak up successfully. In this episode, we discuss what emotional maturity is and isn’t, and how we can use our understanding of emotional maturity to fuel success in our interactions with others.   Notes  Books [...]

Join this conversation about women being empowered to speak up and contribute when we discuss respecting all viewpoints in the room even when we don’t agree, how this can empower our listening and our speaking. Our personal way of being can have an important and fulfilling  impact on entire groups.  [...]