by AnnSheybani | Mar 14, 2012 | Aconcagua, Argentina, climbing lessons, husband, identity, kedging, mountain climbing, route finding
The good, the bad, and the ugly. And clearly the smelly. by AnnSheybani | Feb 28, 2012 | adventure, choosing a mate, Cultural Issues, dating, divorce, expectations, husband, identity, Iran, love, marriage, match profile, Match.com, mistakes, Muslim, Self-Esteem
I used to think that women, like me, were guilty of being non-selective when it came to choosing a mate. That any warm body that paid us a little attention could end up walking us down the aisle. But lately I’ve been noticing that men–particularly young... by AnnSheybani | Feb 21, 2012 | Faith, Interview, recovery, reinvention, sexual abuse, Starting Over, Yvonne Rousseau
Yvonne Rousseau considers herself a warrior. Sexually abused as a child, she turned a trauma that would have flattened the strongest of us into a one-woman mission to help other victims. Her recently released book, Beyond Myself: Reclaiming Your Life After... by AnnSheybani | Feb 12, 2012 | efficiency, mistakes, mountain climbing, Richard Bausch, Writing
My mother used to complain whenever I trotted up to my bedroom without taking the items she’d left for me on the stairs. She’d complain again if I came back down without bringing the trash can she’d asked for, or the jacket I needed for school. Two... by AnnSheybani | Feb 1, 2012 | Gala Darling, identity, Self love
I love , love, love Gala Darling. Her site is all about radical self love. My favorite among her posts: 100 Ways You Can Start Loving Yourself Right Now. In it she says: Make lists of reasons why you love yourself… & write down (or keep mental lists) of the...
