A Mission Of Her Own

Thank you.

You are wonderful Dr. Hutcherson. I am sick to death of all the tv/print ads telling women basically they don't have to be bothered with those messy, painful periods when the truth is menstruating is a natural function for females and should be viewed as such! There is something weird and dangerous about a pill that can practically alleviate your periods altogether so you can go on your merry way. It's unnatural and I can't help but think this could be a serious danger to one's health. I also commend you for speaking of sex in the way it is meant to be - a natural function of life that is also pleasurable. I grew up hearing all about the warnings (pregnancy, STDs) but nothing about the pleasures of sexual contact. My husband and I have raised our two daughters with the whole picture, rather than just one side. More of us need to do this so our kids can grow up with healthy expectations and outlooks regarding sex, particularly our daughters. Society has placed an unbelievable burden of having to be perfect on females. Our girls should know they are acceptable and worthy of love just as they are!!!!!!

I can't wait to read your book. Thanks for not letting anyone discourage you.

you are the bomb, you are beautiful, smart and an extremely blessed young lady. Give God the glory and then your ma and pa!. Continue the good fight for good health. Thanks for your service

Comment: Unfortunately when I switched to a felmale doctor, my pap smear became MORE painful. On another note at the age of 75 I am enjoying the best sex of my life and with a man 20 years my junior, proving that with the right attitude life and sex really are beautiful!

I only glance through the "news" these days because it is mostly too negative to pay much attention to. Articles like this (and the people they are about) give me hope that people are waking up a little! Kudos to Dr. Hutcherson for not only breaking through the gender/race stereotypes, but doing something about the corrosive attitude we have about women. With a 10-year-old daughter I often feel as though I am fighting against so many other mediums in my quest to raise her with an ability to simply feel good about herself. Thank You!

Kudos to HIlda. You hit on so many issues that result in women competing with each other for perfection, yet, at the same time, feeling low in self esteem. I think enough already is the answer but we women need to march in lock step here and support each other in this way. Thanks, HIlda, for being a voice for women everywhere.

I totally agree that there is this unrealistic pressure for women to look, act and be perfect. My wife and I hope to raise my daughter to be accepting of herself and be consciously aware of the societal subtext presented to and about women today.

awesome!

Awesome! I can't wait to read your book. It is unfortunate that we are expected to be physically perfect, bodies slim and toned with clear complexion or we are told that we are unattractive. Then we have the pressure of trying to maintain all ends at home, and then academically and professionally we have to prove our worthiness of our position. I went to Amherst College and I spent everyday, even graduation day, questioning my abilities. The irony is though, if you are attractive in anyway, all of a sudden the "only" reason you got the position is because you're cute. Then you have to start all over again proving your intellect and your capabilities, trying to down play your physical by looking bland or not as appealing just to get them to notice you intellect. It is sooo wearisome to have to prove something all the time.

I also have noticed that women, whether it was my black female professor at college or a CEO of a company, tend to be the ones that end up wanting to help others. So their job naturally morphs into a counseling session as well, which though rewarding, adds difficulty to their job. The female professor I had in mind not only was on several boards at the college, but always had a long line outside her office way more than any other professor on campus. Is this a product of our society? Or is there something inherently about being female that makes us "helpers?"

Awesome! I can't wait to read your book. It is unfortunate that we are expected to be physically perfect, bodies slim and toned with clear complexion or we are told that we are unattractive. Then we have the pressure of trying to maintain all ends at home, and then academically and professionally we have to prove our worthiness of our position. I went to Amherst College and I spent everyday, even graduation day, questioning my abilities. The irony is though, if you are attractive in anyway, all of a sudden the "only" reason you got the position is because you're cute. Then you have to start all over again proving your intellect and your capabilities, trying to down play your physical by looking bland or not as appealing just to get them to notice you intellect. It is sooo wearisome to have to prove something all the time.

I also have noticed that women, whether it was my black female professor at college or a CEO of a company, tend to be the ones that end up wanting to help others. So their job naturally morphs into a counseling session as well, which though rewarding, adds difficulty to their job. The female professor I had in mind not only was on several boards at the college, but always had a long line outside her office way more than any other professor on campus. Is this a product of our society? Or is there something inherently about being female that makes us "helpers?"

This is so inspiring, I'm also a female doctor and your story is so like mine, when I decided to go to med school to a top notch school in mexico, they literally laughed at my faced, but I got in; right now I'm in Spain doing my medical residency in Preventive Medicine, and a lot of people wanted to discourage me for all the steps I had to take to became a doctor again in Spain and getting in to medical residency. Right now I'm having a small setback with depresio because of trying to proce my worthiness to others and to be perfect all the time, I've learned to start to just enjoy my self and that nothing has to be perfect 100% of the time, since I'm a human and I'm not perfect. In mexico I had to work with poor women and I really wanted to empower them, and I still do want to empower them to fullfil their dreams and have a plenty life, in a lot of societies and specially among poor women is more comon the need to give them advice and help them to become in control of their lifes and that they can become whatever their dreams are. I hope in the future I can help women as you do in my area.... thankyou for being such an inspiration......

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