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POWER
Systems, politics, control.
The Silent Epidemic: How the Medical System Lets Women Down
There’s a particular moment that tends to repeat itself, although it doesn’t always look the same on the surface. A woman sits in a doctor’s office trying to explain what's happening in her body, and somewhere in the exchange—sometimes subtly, sometimes quite...
A Practical Guide to Matriarchy
The word "matriarchy" often conjures up many misconceptions. For some, it might sound like a flip of patriarchy—domination by women rather than men. But let’s set the record straight: a matriarchy isn’t about replacing one oppressive system with another. It’s about...
MONEY
Cash, autonomy, economics.
How To Beat The Mean Girl
… Lessons In Supporting Each Other In Business Twenty years later, we are seeing women doing things our grandmothers would never have dreamed of. Starting business empires. Working in formerly male dominated industries. Working and raising a family. Yet, there is a...
4 Tips for Pricing Your Products and Services
Attitudes and judgement towards money are one of the greatest limitations you can bring to a business. One of my earlier businesses was a business importing and selling semi-precious stones from India, particularly the popular rose quartz. I was going straight to the...
HEALTH
Medical bias, bodies, care.
How to Gain Certainty in an Uncertain World
I wanted to say a few words about the Coronavirus uncertainty, because this is all we seem to hear about these days. And hear about it we should. Because it's important. So, first of all, if you have been directly touched by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), if you have...
4 Ways Gratitude Helped Me Heal My Depression
Depression is so much more than feeling sad and blue: The overwhelming sense of hopelessness that pervades every aspect of life feels like it will never change and the mind becomes so attuned to its state, that it distorts life’s experiences to perpetuate a sense of...
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Smart Healthy Women began as a wellness publication, but it didn’t stay there for long.
Because it turns out you can’t talk honestly about women’s health without talking about power. Or money. Or control.
What started as a space for wellbeing became something sharper, It's a place to examine the systems shaping women’s lives, and who they actually serve.
Today, Smart Healthy Women is an independent feminist media platform covering power, money, health, and culture, not as isolated topics, but as connected forces.
Because the systems aren’t broken. They were built this way.
Understanding them is the first step to changing them.
Estelle Williams is the voice behind Smart Healthy Women.