Women’s Health: A Reflection
If you’ve worked with me, you know I’m passionate about women’s health, including their mental health.
I’ve been doing my job for a long time. And I’ve been privileged enough to help women through all stages of their lives. During that time I’ve noticed some patterns and I’m going to share them today. Because I want women to understand that they aren’t alone. That other women have the same thoughts spinning around their brains that they do.
Ready? Let’s go.
I’ve worked with thousands of women and I’ve never met one who’s told me that she loves her body and doesn’t want to change anything about it.
Women spend a lot of time talking about what they think they should be doing, versus what they actually want to be doing. This happens so much that I wrote an entire blog about it.
Women often feel like they’re doing it wrong (whatever it is) and everyone else is doing something right.
Women frequently blame themselves for things that aren’t in their control, or apologize when they’ve done nothing wrong.
Women don’t recognize their accomplishments nearly enough .
If I could wave a magic wand and make all of this negative self talk go away, I would.
I’ve watched it dominate the minds of brilliant women, and hold them back from becoming who they want to be in this world. I’ve seen them shrink into the background and make themselves smaller so that others can feel larger. I’ve witnessed them second guess every decision they want to make in fear that it will be the wrong one. I’ve watched them stay stuck in places they don’t want to be because they don’t believe in themselves enough to make a change.
My wish for all of you is to vanquish the inner mean girl living in your head.
To know that you aren’t alone in your self doubt. To stop the isolation and pain that so many women deal with on a daily basis. To fully grasp that you are not an imposter, that you have accomplished the things you aren’t giving yourself credit for.
This kind of change can be difficult to do alone. Sometimes we need someone to believe in us until we believe in ourselves. That’s where I come in.
Reach out to me. I can help you.