Thank you for joining us for episode 407 of Live Happy Now.

We're celebrating International Women's Day this week, and it seemed like a great time to talk about how we, as women, can support one another.

I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and today we're talking about how we can use this occasion to remind ourselves

to celebrate the women in our lives. International Women's Day celebrates the diversity and

achievement of women, gender parity, and inclusion. And that begins with how we as women support

one another. Today I'm being joined by Linda Allen, a Texas businesswoman who has

realized that the best way for her to leave a lasting mark on the world is simply to touch one

life at a time. She's here to talk about why it's important for us to truly focus on making

sure that the other women in our lives feel seen and how she does that in the

workplace and in the world. Let's have a listen.

Linda, thank you for joining me on Live Happy Now.

Well, you know, thanks for inviting me.

You know, one reason that I wanted to talk to you is a few months ago, we had a guest on,

and she talked a lot about how women

really don't have each other's backs and what a big problem it is, like not just in careers,

but in social settings. And honestly, as I was having that conversation, I was thinking about

you because you are the antithesis of that. And you're very good at making women feel seen. You make

everybody feel seen, but you're very good about acknowledging women and promoting and supporting

them. And so that's where I really wanted to start is how do you see the world? Do you think

that women really are bad about having each other's backs or is that your experience?

You know, trust me, I've had my experiences

with maybe the backstabbing or the snide comments, but I don't see it that way that it's all women

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