Episode 11: Empowered Voices Through Strategic Assertiveness with Cara Tuttle Bell

Cara Tuttle is a speaker, author, and educator with twenty years' experience working in higher education, where she leads efforts to prevent and address sexual misconduct.. Cara is the author of Drowning in Timidity: Women, Politeness, and the Power of Assertive Living and has contributed chapters to various books and publications, including The Future Female Leader: Preparing Girls and Women to Lead the World, The Female Code: A Woman’s Book for Empowerment and Confidence, The Professional Woman: Pivoting to the New Normal, and Raising Daughters: Raising Healthy Children in an Unhealthy World.

Ways to Engage: Cara mentions how the societal systems we live in can affect other aspects of our lives, such as our careers, financial situations, and even personal relationships. Are there any examples you can think of in your personal life or what you may have seen others experience that relate to this subject? Even if it doesn’t seem like it at first, if we continue to dive deep into these subjects, we can gain new perspectives and understanding of those around us.

Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 2:08 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 7:30 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 27:51 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 37:00 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 1:11:20 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 1:22:15 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 1:32:50 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 1:37:36 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:42:13 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:43:23 )

Original FEEL Podcast Theme Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis