We all grew up with conventions in place, expectations of what a successful woman looks like. Perfect marriage, perfect baby, perfect home and perfect job seem to limit one’s viewpoint of happiness.
Here’s a secret: You can be happy without checking off each of these cultural conventions. In fact, many women feel fulfilled living modern lives.
As the cultural norm shifts, women are embracing new options for happiness. You aren’t missing out by loving your life as it is.
Listen as Glynnis MacNicol joins Dr. Pamela Peeke to discuss happiness for the modern woman.
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Glynnis MacNicol is a writer and cofounder of The Li.st. Her work has appeared in print and online for publications including Elle.com (where she was a contributing writer), The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes, The Cut, Daily News (New York), W, Town & Country, The Daily Beast, mental_floss, and Capital New York.
Glynnis MacNicol, Author
Glynnis MacNicol is a writer and cofounder of The Li.st. Her work has appeared in print and online for publications including Elle.com (where she was a contributing writer), The New York Times, The Guardian, Forbes, The Cut, Daily News (New York), W, Town & Country, The Daily Beast, mental_floss, and Capital New York. Her series of articles on the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn for Chase’s award-winning “From the Ground Up” package won a 2015 Contently Award. She is the author of the memoir No One Tells You This and the coauthor of There Will Be Blood, a guide to puberty, with HelloFlo founder Naama Bloom.
She lives in New York City.
She lives in New York City.