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Womens Mysteries - 5 / 11 / 2002
Maiden
Mother
Crone
Hag
pregnancy
    life-giving
    inherent sense of worth
limited amounts of testosterone
supportive
    progesterone
        - human bonding
    estrogen
    empathic
peacekeeping
    females have higher levels of serotonin
    conciliatory
        seeks bonding outcomes
single sex partner [someone to help raise children]
blood flows to the cingulate gyrus when at rest
    - part of the limbic system concerned with emotional life & expression
limited mobility
navigates by landmarks
gathering [shopping]
operating within the known
internal
corpus callosum
    - links right & left brains
    larger in females
females process feelings faster
    multitasking of information
circular / circumambulatory
diffuse
better verbal communication skills

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