Posts tagged feminist psychology
The Value of Invisible Work
The Value of Invisible Work

“What did you do all day while I was working?” It’s a question that stay-at-home parents are regularly asked because the work they do goes unrecognized. Historically, it’s cis-gendered men in heterosexual relationships asking that question of their female partners but not exclusively. People ask that question because the work of the person who stays at home is invisible. The phrase “invisible work” was coined by sociologist Arlene Kaplan Daniels in 1987. She argued what we consider “work” when we think of the term takes place in the public sphere and has financial recompense. That means a whole swathe of work goes unrecognized.

 

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Denise Renyefeminist psychology, feminism, divine feminine, invisible work, heteronormative, patriarchy, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county CA, marin county
Embracing Your Sexuality is Multifaceted
Embracing Your Sexuality is Multifaceted

Frankly, sexy is very much in the eye of the beholder and not preordained, but I digress. For people who hold this belief that they aren’t sexy, there’s often fear and terror around their own sexuality – both exploring it and deepening it. However, that’s exactly what’s required to shift the paradigm of the patriarchy.

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Denise Renyepatriarchy, fuck the patriarchy, feminism, feminist psychology, divine uprising, divine feminine, break the patriarchy, break the pattern, sexuality, human sexuality, embrace sexuality, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county, marin county CA
Hear Women Roar
Hear Women Roar

The divine feminine is not only about bodily sovereignty, it’s about sovereignty period. Did you know the practice of a woman taking her husband’s last name is a vestige of a law that dates back to the 11th century? Sometime after the Norman Conquest, the Normans introduced the idea of “coverture” to the English, which asserted that after she married, a woman’s identity was “covered” by her husband. From the moment of her marriage, a woman was known as a “feme covert” or covered woman. She became “one” with her husband. Her identity was erased and she could not own property or enter into contracts on their own. Husbands had complete control over their wives, legally and financially.

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Denise Renyepatriarchy, feminist psychology, divine feminine, iran, hijab, divine uprising, feminism, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county, marin county CA
How Overturning Roe v. Wade May be Affecting Your (Mental) Health
How Overturning Roe v. Wade May be Affecting Your (Mental) Health

Rigorous, long-term psychological research demonstrates clearly that people who are denied abortions are more likely to experience higher levels of anxiety, lower life satisfaction and lower self-esteem compared with those who are able to obtain abortions. In addition, there is no research to indicate that abortion is a cause for subsequent mental health diagnoses.

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Denise Renyeroe v. wade, abortion, feminist psychology, ptsd, trauma, trauma healing, marin county sexologist, marin county, marin county psychologist, marin county CA
What Actually IS the Patriarchy?
What Actually IS the Patriarchy?

Patriarchy focuses mainly on power and has implications for sex, money, and numerous other factors. What patriarchy comes down to is this: giving men power and taking power away from women, nonbinary folx, and “girly” men. In other words, men who display what are perceived as “feminine” traits like sensitivity, vulnerability, and care are less valued under patriarchy and discriminated against.

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Denise Renyepatriarchy, feminist psychology, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county CA, marin county