My therapist often says that since time immemorial, the world has been afraid of strong, vocal, independent, ambitious women who won’t take no for an answer. And you are one such woman. Of course, I feel powerful when I hear this. I’ve always wanted to be one such woman, and I’m liking the person I’m becoming. However, it feels exhausting sometimes, doesn’t it? To live in a world of misogynists, in a patriarchal world, trying to be fire. Trying to do something for herself, for many women around the world she doesn’t even know herself. Because even if I can influence one person, it is an impact. I can impact a life and so many people around them. But it is exhausting because you realize your own father is a toxic masculine man, many of your close guy friends are misogynistic, objectifying women, slut-shaming women, and for that matter, sometimes behind your back, you’re the one being slut-shamed. It is exhausting to fight back against every dominating, controlling alpha male. It costs m...