“WE: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere is a bracing, honest, uplifting manual for changing the world by owning your gifts, telling the truth, expressing gratitude, and living with joy. It’s for every woman, everywhere on the planet. Open to any page, and there you will find a truth that can set you free. We’re all in this together. And WE is the GPS for the journey.” —Christiane Northrup, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom; The Wisdom of Menopause; and Goddesses Never Age
Do you wake in the dead of night feeling your true self has been lost? For years, award-winning actress Gillian Anderson (X-Files, The Last King of Scotland) and journalist Jennifer Nadel struggled with despair, suicidal thoughts, and the sense that something was not quite right. No amount of success or the unhealthy crutches they tried – alcohol, drugs, work, food, self-harm — could fix it. Beyond their inner conflicts, they saw that the world around them was deteriorating. “Our current way of doing things — the ‘me’ culture — isn’t working. The world we all share is more divided and unequal than ever.” Yearning for a better way to think, live, and be, they searched for answers.
Now, the friends combine spirituality, politics, and psychology in their powerful call to action WE: A MANIFESTO FOR WOMEN EVERYWHERE (Atria Books; March 2017). Based on a set of Nine Principles that have been taught throughout the ages, WE: A MANIFESTO FOR WOMEN EVERYWHERE offers a path to radical self-transformation with compassion for others at its core. It is a journey toward inner peace and a more meaningful life that can create a ripple effect around the world, lifting individuals even as it helps all women support and encourage one another.
WE is a compendium of and practical guide to the teachings and solutions Gillian and Jennifer found. “The wisdom in this book isn’t ours; it’s distilled from a myriad of teachers far wiser. We are passing it along with gratitude and in hope that others might gain comfort and meaning in it.”
At the core of WE are the Nine Principles that provide a compass for living a more generous and satisfying life, with an action and affirmation for each. (WE emphasizes that for change to work, action is necessary.) But before embarking on the Nine Principles, WE: A MANIFESTO FOR WOMEN EVERYWHERE starts with the essential practices for personal well-being that will help readers get the most out of their journey: “Taking care of yourself emotionally, physically, and spiritually is a profoundly political act.”
The Nine Principles and how they guide us:
With personal anecdotes from Gillian and Jennifer, inspirational quotes from famous female thinkers, artists, and leaders, and a comprehensive appendix of resources for supplemental support, WE: A MANIFESTO FOR WOMEN EVERYWHERE is a revolutionary guide based on the notion that change truly begins from within, and has the power to reach far beyond the individual to create a kinder, more purposeful world for us all. Such change provides a crucial and timely antidote to the “have-it-all” superwoman culture, to deliver a more rewarding, happier, and fulfilling life.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Gillian Anderson gained worldwide recognition in The X‑Files, garnering awards and critical acclaim for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully over the show’s nine-year run. Some of her many screen credits include The House of Mirth, The Last King of Scotland, and the acclaimed BBC miniseries Bleak House and Great Expectations. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her stage performance as Nora in A Doll’s House and won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. Gillian is on the BBC and Netflix’s The Fall as DSI Stella Gibson, on NBC’s Hannibal as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier, and Starz’s American Gods as Media. She is an activist, speaking out regularly on issues ranging from feminism to climate change and human trafficking. Born in Chicago, she lives in London with her three children.
Jennifer Nadel trained as a barrister before becoming a writer, journalist and campaigner. She was one of the UK’s most senior female television correspondents and has broadcast for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 News. Her book on domestic violence was made into a BBC film and a Channel 4 documentary, and her report from Bosnia on the use of rape as a weapon of war was broadcast around the world. Her first novel, Pretty Thing, was published by Little, Brown in 2015. She is a trustee of the charity INQUEST and has a long history of activism. She stood as a candidate for the Green Party in the UK general election in 2015. A mother of three boys, she was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and is a dual US/UK national who lives in London.