Mentally strong women are made--not born.
I spend most of my time talking about the bad habits that rob people of mental strength. In my latest book, 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do, I identify the unhealthy habits that women are most likely to engage in.
But it's also important to talk about the core beliefs mentally strong women possess. Those beliefs guide their decisions and help them stay strong in tough situations. Here are five things mentally strong women know:
1. Societal pressures encourage women to engage in unhealthy habits.
Gender norms, cultural expectations, and the subtle ways girls are treated differently than boys play a role in women's perceptions of themselves and the world. There's a lot of pressure on women to "be" a certain way--like beautiful, polite, and quiet.
Mentally strong women recognize these pressures and they understand how these factors can lead to unhealthy habits--like social comparisons, toxic self-blame, and downplaying their success.
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