Christina Northrup is a hero in my eyes because she speaks from experience as a mother, parent, and with medical knowledge on how to empower the "you" in women. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 1975 and practices obstetrics and gynecology; she is also a renowned public speaker and author of Women's Body's, Women's Wisdom, 1994. In this book she talks about her own sexuality, how women can give birth naturally and without drugs or unnecessary cesareans, and about becoming emotionally and physically aware of the your own body. Here she sets the stage for all women to express their sexuality and feel comfortable in who they are as a woman. In 2001 she wrote The Wisdom of Menopause and in 2005 Mother-Daughter Wisdom. Here she illustrates her knowledge and experience with our relationships between mothers, daughters and how the unity of mind, body, emotions and spirit connects in all stages of life. She has become my hero because she explains who I want to be as a person, guides you on this journey of understanding who we are as a woman, and truly validates you in nurturing your physical and emotional health. I, like every woman, have questioned my parenting style, my self-esteem, my role towards everyone as they evolve and the way I lead myself, with my daughters. In the book Mother-Daughter Wisdom I initially walked away. It wasn't easy to read because all my assumptions about being a mother were thrown out the door. Like a real good mother she stayed home and took care of the house. In a world of ongoing change, she gave me the okay to embrace my unique mothering style and that it was possible to combine work, education and availability and that I could actually mother my daughters like a mom... middle of paper ......da.Then I left with the most important piece to me. Forgiveness doesn't mean that whatever my mother did to me was right, or that spending more time would necessarily improve our relationship, or that you sacrifice your health or happiness for her, and are told that you owe it to your mother. your father or your brothers. Here I was able to let anger be anger and know that I am not the negative that my mother had passed on to me because I was able to forgive her and let my inner soul heal. That I should step back and let my daughters do their own forgiveness and healing and then we as women would be able to empower ourselves to move forward and nurture ourselves, taking responsibility for being in control of our emotions and physical health through creating and defining our roles within ourselves as positive, nurturing women.