This week our social media feeds were flooded with women empowerment posts in honour of International Women’s Day. I love anything to do with women, woman’s conferences, girly gatherings or a female entrepreneur’s business launch. You name it and I’ll be there. I think something special happens when women get together. I believe I am the person I am, because other women have supported and encouraged me over the years. For that reason and many many more I will always support and encourage other women. Everyday, not just on International Women’s Day. 
For such a long time as women we have been told ‘the best one will win’, ‘the best one will get the job or the man’. Its almost like from an early age we were conditioned to compete and push each other out of the way, so we could be the winner or the better one. Sounds familiar? So fearful that if we support the girl in the classroom or empower the women sitting in the office next door we might lose our place at the top spot.
Social Media definitely encourages some of that thinking, but for the most part women are now embracing each other, empowering each other and standing up for each other. 
It’s time to grow our sisterhood, we need safe spots for us to communicate and confide our issues and ideas. We need to create more environments where these sisterhoods do not judge, but instead offer gentle constructive loving knowledge.
That’s one of my life’s goals with my coaching practice, events and online workshops I run, creating a safe space for women to express themselves, explore limiting beliefs they have about themselves, uncover and re-discover who they really are, which is ultimately an all-powerful being. For a woman to be empowered she needs the confidence that she can take care of herself and be safe. Part of this involves a good food protocol and movement of the body. Learning how to fuel and nourish herself, how to establish mental toughness and break barriers all lead to the greatest most everlasting confidence possible.


* The author is a consultant and coach. Instagram handle: @miss_shefa,  Website: missshefa.com