Womens Mental Health

Navigate the professional landscape with "Women with ADHD: Navigating Career," the second insightful volume in a series dedicated to empowering women with ADHD in all facets of life. This book zeroes in on the unique challenges and strengths women with ADHD bring to the workplace, offering a blueprint for career success that leverages neurodiversity as a professional asset.

The United States is obsessed with virginity from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti argues that the country’s intense focus on chastity is damaging to young women. Through in-depth cultural and social analysis, Valenti reveals that powerful messaging on both extremes ranging from abstinence curriculum to Girls Gone Wild infomercials place a young woman’s worth entirely on her sexuality. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, rather than values like honesty, kindness, and altruism.

For as long as you deceive, you are a slave to others because they have leverage over you. Lies are not sustainable. Society is already burdened with deceit, facilitated in part by our technological advances. But the deceit that we live is learned early on.

Unleash boundless energy, shed those stubborn pounds, and regain your confidence in just 28 days with Intermittent Fasting—no deprivation or calorie counting! Feel overlooked in today's youth-centered culture? Intermittent Fasting can help you reclaim your vitality and achieve the body you dream of. With the GRACE framework, this book guides women over 50 to rejuvenate their lives with confidence, energy, and vitality.

Women can be murderers and child abusers. They can commit acts of extreme and sadistic brutality. And those who do, are outcasts from society and from womanhood itself. They are seen as monsters and angels of death: and must be kept at a safe distance. Anna Motz is a renowned clinical and forensic psychologist in London and New York. Writing with candor, compassion, and a clear-eyed perspective, she explores in depth the shockingly underexamined psychological underpinnings of female violence.

Sigmund Freud once said: ‘The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is “What does a woman want?”' Through the relatable and moving stories of seven very different women, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung refutes this inscrutability and sheds light on our most fundamental needs and desires. What Women Want presents a fearless look into the depths of who we are so that we can better understand each other and ourselves.

In Faking It, Lux Alptraum tackles the topic of seemingly dishonest women; investigating whether women actually lie, and what social situations might encourage deceptions both great and small. Using her experience as a sex educator and former CEO of Fleshbot (the foremost blog on sexuality), first-hand interviews with sexuality experts and everyday women, Alptraum raises important questions: Are lying women all that common - or is the idea of the dishonest woman a symptom of male paranoia? Are women trying to please men, or just avoid their anger?

This audiobook has all the information that you need to know in order to begin the ketogenic diet and be really successful while following it. And if you have ever heard that keto just will not work for women, you need this audiobook, because that’s simply not true. The keto diet will work for women as long as they follow a few simple adjustments that are discussed in this audiobook.

Mary grew up longing for information about the mother she never knew. Her brother could barely remember her, and their father numbed his pain with drink. Now aged thirty-seven, Mary has lived in the same house her whole life. She's never left Belfast. TJ, who's about to turn eighteen, is itching to see more of the world. But when his mother disappears, TJ begins to realise what he's been taking for granted.

Invisible ADHD: Proven Mood and Life Management for Women With ADHD by Shanna Pearson is a forthcoming title from Flatiron Books.

Overthinking is a paralyzing and frustrating habit that can literally give you a headache. In fact, overthinking increases your chance of suffering from both mental and physical illness. Did you know that it also weakens your ability to solve problems? Imagine the frustration of thinking about a problem again and again without coming any closer to a solution. If you’re like millions of people worldwide, you don’t have to imagine it because you’re living it.

At age 20, Gabrielle Pelicci returned from her modeling career in NYC to her hometown of Scranton, PA, where her mother suddenly passed away. At her mother's funeral, Gabrielle had a spiritual experience that left her reeling and set her on a heroine's journey to learn about both the scientific and mystical explanations of human consciousness.

Plagued by depression her entire life, it wasn’t until her early 50s that writer and book critic Bethanne Patrick, advocating for her own care, received a medical diagnosis that would set her on the path to wellness and stability. Recognizing the intergenerational effects of trauma and mental health struggles, Patrick unearths the stories of her past in order to forge a better future for herself and her two daughters, dismantling the stigmas surrounding mental health challenges that can plague families into silence and resignation.

Do you hate your body? Are you deeply dissatisfied with your appearance, shape, or weight—so much so that you avoid looking at yourself in the mirror, avoid certain social situations, or dread having your photo taken? If so, you are not alone. Body dissatisfaction and even body hatred have reached epidemic levels in our culture—particularly for women and girls. But you don't have to live your life consumed by feelings of shame and self-hatred. This workbook offers a way out of the darkness.

Judy Batalion grew up in a house filled with endless piles of junk and layers of crumbs and dust; suffocated by tuna fish cans, old papers and magazines, swivel chairs, tea bags, clocks, cameras, printers, VHS tapes, ballpoint pens - obsessively gathered and stored by her hoarder mother. The first chance she had, she escaped the clutter to create a new identity - one made of order, regimen, and clean white walls. Until, one day, she found herself enmeshed in life's biggest chaos: motherhood.

Double standards are nothing new. Women deal with them every day. Take the common truism that women who sleep around are sluts while men are studs. Why is it that men grow distinguished and sexily gray as they age while women just get saggy and haggard? Have you ever wondered how a young woman is supposed to both virginal and provocatively enticing at the same time?

What do you know about Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)? Many people think of ADHD as a problem that only affects children. But in reality, ADHD is just as common in adults: about one-third of all people with ADHD continue to have symptoms into adulthood. This book will give you the information and practical advice you need to manage your symptoms and live a focused life. You'll learn what causes ADHD, how it's diagnosed in women, and the best treatments.

Are you looking for “I am” affirmations? Affirmations with the words "I am" improve problem-solving skills under stress, among many other benefits. In Affirmations for Black Women, 301+ "I Am" Affirmations, you will discover over 350 powerful affirmations you can repeat in the morning that will help you improve your mental health, improve self-healing, increase self confidence, increase motivation, love your Black skin, build healthy habits, and so much more.

Sabrina Pace-Humphreys is a 43-year-old mother of four and grandmother of two, an award-winning businesswoman, an ultrarunner, a social justice activist and a recovering alcoholic. She is a mixed-raced woman, the daughter of a white Scottish Roman Catholic woman and a Black Church of England man. When she was two, her parents separated and Sabrina, her mother and her white-presenting younger sister moved to a small market town where no one looked like her. From as young as she can remember, she was the subject of verbal and physical racist abuse.

Texas girl Babe Didrikson never tried a sport too tough and never met a hurdle too high. Despite attempts to keep women from competing, Babe achieved All-American status in basketball and won gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. Then, Babe attempted to conquer golf. One of the founders of the LPGA, Babe won more consecutive tournaments than any golfer in history. But at the height of her fame, she was diagnosed with cancer. Babe would then take her most daring step of all....