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Teaching My Daughter to Throw a Punch: Anger, Power & Protection | Women Rising
In this intimate episode of Women Rising, host Tina Hendrix explores the complex intersection of motherhood, female empowerment, and the necessity of teaching daughters to embrace their anger and physical power. The episode centers on a pivotal moment when her six-year-old daughter throws a punch to defend her toy from an older cousin, prompting Tina to reflect on how society conditions girls to be polite, agreeable, and small. Rather than soothing the child's anger, Tina validates her stance, using the incident as a springboard to discuss agency, boundary-setting, and the importance of…
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