"Martha" on Netflix - Didn't Stewart Marry/Later Date Her Father?

 Amid the many achievement highs in Martha Stewart's life is the poignant reality that, well, she chose the wrong men for matters of the heart. Both her husband and then her long-time lover left her. 

As the adage goes, women marry their fathers. Did even a totally professionally focused Stewart do just that: Nurture relationships with men like her father who essentially were not there for her? The husband womanized. The lover abruptly dumped her to marry someone else - and it was in bed. How raw. 

That pain is palpable is the new Netflix documentary "Martha," directed by RJ Cutler. It is all the more brutal because, back in Stewart's day, being without a man constituted a social and professional disadvantage. According to the film, after the divorce, as a single woman, she felt she had to relocate from very closed system Westport, Connecticut for a life to the playlands of Long Island, New York. 

So, what's the lesson in this? A big one. 

In my intuitive coaching I am finding that even in sophisticated 2024, women still seem programmed to seek an intimate relationship with those like their father. Awareness is part of the solution. The harder part is to resist the coding. That comfort zone, like all comfort zones, provides the illusion of safety. 

Time will tell is Stewart can break free and be open to a man who can "see" who she is and be totally in her corner. 

Life is hard. Business is even more difficult these days. Get answers – and relief. Jane Genova is a results-driven intuitive coach, tarot reader and content-creator related to careers. Complimentary consultation (please text/phone 203-468-8579 or email janegenova374@gmail.com)