Womens Mental Health

Women with A.D.H.D. have a Neurodivergent brain. You can't change that, but you can change the angle and the filter you use to consider and experience your life to thrive.

Abbey Curran was born with cerebral palsy, but early on she resolved never to let it limit her. Abbey made history when she became the first contestant with a disability to win a major beauty pageant. After earning the title of Miss Iowa, she went on to compete in Miss USA.

Selfishness is perhaps the world's most controversial, undesirable, and misunderstood trait—particularly for women. In our lives, we bend over backward to avoid this stigmatizing label. But what if we didn't? Dr. Sunita Osborn challenges what we think we know about selfishness. With radical candor and bold humor, she dispels the myths and distortions that surround the fundamental psychological concepts of self-care, self-trust, self-love, and self-discipline, explaining how these terms have become empty badges of honor because of social media, societal norms, and our upbringings.

In the late '80s, our Rachel was having a boss time as a podium dancer at the Pleasuredrome, Birkenhead. Fast forward several years, and she's married, with the kids she's always dreamed of, but the body she's always dreaded. To make things worse, her husband, Trevor, begins to show his true controlling colours and Rachel blames herself, spiralling into depression. Until she discovers running.

In The Pleasure Gap, Katherine Rowland rejects the idea that women should settle for diminished pleasure; instead, she argues women should take inequality in the bedroom as seriously as we take it in the workplace and understand its causes and effects. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with more than 100 women and dozens of sexual health professionals, Rowland shows that the pleasure gap is neither medical malady nor psychological condition but rather a result of our culture's troubled relationship with women's sexual expression.

Eighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days tucked away in her forge, safe from society and the anxiety it causes her, using her magical gift to craft unique weapons imbued with power. Then Ziva receives a commission from a powerful warlord, and the result is a sword capable of stealing its victims secrets. A sword that can cut far deeper than the length of its blade. A sword with the strength to topple kingdoms. When Ziva learns of the warlord’s intentions to use the weapon to enslave all the world under her rule, she takes her sister and flees.

Here, Jill Weber explains why women feel forced into a male model of dating that barters sex for the unrealistic hope that it will lead to emotional intimacy. What it leads to for the woman, most often, is disappointment, despair, and impaired self-esteem. "Sextimacy", as Weber terms it, traps women in relationships that are one-sided and lack emotional intimacy. When this happens, women routinely blame themselves instead of realizing they should blame their romantic strategy.

ADHD is a disorder that continues to be researched, but as an adult, you don’t have the time to wait for the perfect cure. With the guidance in this book, even the worst ADHD symptoms can be overcome.

For fans of Anne Lamott, Abigail Thomas, and Ayelet Waldman, a postdivorce memoir, one woman's story of starting over at 60-in youth-obsessed, beauty-obsessed Hollywood. After the death of her best friend, the loss of her life's savings, and the collapse of her once-happy marriage, Meredith Maran - whom Anne Lamott calls "insightful, funny, and human" - leaves her San Francisco freelance writer's life for a 9-to-5 job in Los Angeles.

Secrets of a Crazy Mental Health Counselor is a guide, and a self-help, motivational, and purely inspirational book. It tells a story about life issues and how to overcome all of the traps that have been set up to make you fail. It was written for mental health counselors, workers, women, teenagers, entrepreneurs, and anybody struggling with life each day.

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.

One of the most important aspects of our lives is how we tend to our mental health. Amy Morin--a licensed psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, and bestselling author--explains the importance of how we think about various aspects of our lives. Throughout this book, we will explain the background behind this influential woman as well as the negative thought processes that she had to overcome throughout her life. By using her methods as a framework, you too will be able to cope with these negative patterns of behavior and work toward becoming mentally strong.

Still provocative after all these years, Helen Gurley Brown celebrates the pleasures of flirting, of enjoying affairs from beginning to end, throwing brunches and dinner parties, finding men where you might not think to look, dating (and ditching) married men, and being both feminine and powerful.

Harness the power of your inner world and build your inner strength. Switch on and activate your body's natural ability to heal. Hear other women's stories of challenge and recovery. This practical guide is packed with comprehensive instructions based on years of experience in holistic health. Discover how you can create a stress-free environment to help combat your anxiety so you can embrace holistic wellness, improve your mental health, and bring more joy into your life.

This book explains what bipolar disorder is, outlines medications that work to combat it, describes Bridget's journey with God, and talks about how the stigma of mental illness has been somewhat alleviated, but there is still work to be done.

Are you tired of the stubborn pounds that refuse to drop off as you age? Well, intermittent fasting is a solution to get your body back to feeling great again! As we breach the 50-age mark, our bodies lose the ability to shred fat as quickly as we used to, even if we are always active and fit. This means we need new solutions to stay slim. You don’t have to continue being unhappy with your body and simply accepting the weight gain that has happened over the years. You can gradually take back your body and feel slim and healthy once more.

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.

Join Lioness Leah Williamson, Arsenal and England women’s football player, as she shows girls that they can be a leader at any age, and that huge things can happen when they believe in themselves!

Living with ADHD as a woman, and learning to accept that you are different, is something that millions have to do. It isn’t easy, of course, and there are many challenges to be faced along the way if you want to live a productive and tranquil existence, but facing and overcoming these challenges are worth it in the long run, and can allow you to live in a way that is not only tolerable but is filled with joy too.

Feminine traits that were once disparaged as weaknesses—such as sensitivity, intuition, and feeling emotional—are reclaimed as powerful strengths that can be embraced as the keys to a happier life for everyone.