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Day Twenty-five: The Power in Vulnerability

Andrea Hylen
6 min readMay 3, 2020

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“In the public eye, girls and women with strong perspectives are hated. If you’re a girl with an opinion, people just hate you. There are still people who are afraid of successful women, and that’s so lame.” ~Billie Eilish, singer-songwriter

(Day 25 of 30 days of writing. All of the 30 days are posted on Medium or go to this link and purchase the entire e-book for 99 cents. The Sacred Feminine: Tuning into Your Personal Power. 30 days of Writing and Reflecting)

One of the places I look for evidence that the feminine is rising is in pop culture and the arts. Through creative, innovative expression, pop culture reflects life back to us. People on award shows stimulate conversation and reveal topics that demonstrate what we value and what is amiss. Feelings, social issues, and collaboration paint a picture of the world we are living in.

Two examples from the Grammy’s in 2017 and 2020.

In 2017, Beyonce’s album Lemonade was nominated for multiple awards including nine Grammy nominations winning Best Urban Contemporary and Best Music Video. She did not win Album of the Year and people were shocked because of the genius of the album. In the last few years, it has been called the best album on different top 10 and top 20 lists and it was also named best album of the decade by the Music Editor for the…

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Andrea Hylen
Andrea Hylen

Written by Andrea Hylen

Founder of Heal My Voice and The Incubator. Life Scientist. Live house-free. Widow. Mom of Adult Daughters. Grief. Writing Sexuality. Evolutionary Woman

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