Girly Thoughts and Suicide: Five Ways Get off this Merry-Go-Round

May 6th, 2016 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Body Image | Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Girly Thoughts and Suicide: Five Ways Get off this Merry-Go-Round)

  New data documents that the suicide rate in the United States has surged to the highest level in nearly thirty years, with increases in every age group except older adults, and “the rise was particularly steep for women.”     Why Are Women’s Suicide Rates Up?     Here are the more obvious answers …
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Women in Sports Really Can’t Afford to Think Girly Thoughts, So Why Do You?

April 29th, 2016 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Women in Sports Really Can’t Afford to Think Girly Thoughts, So Why Do You?)

Women in sports take a great deal of abuse, and most of it is off the field. Professional women athletes are criticized in both public and social media for being competent, for being aggressive, and for winning. Consider the sexist remarks made before the women’s final of the BNP Paribas Open. Indian Wells CEO Raymond …
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Girly Thought #1: “I’m Fat.” A Sure Way NOT to Lose Weight in the New Year

February 5th, 2016 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Body Image | Girly Thoughts | Health & Wellness | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Girly Thought #1: “I’m Fat.” A Sure Way NOT to Lose Weight in the New Year)

Awareness, not deprivation, informs what you eat.” —Geneen Roth   Yes, over the holidays you ate more than you wished you had, and now you feel . . . fat.   Girly Thought #1: I’m Fat   Become aware that the multi-billion dollar diet industry has ramped up, telling you that you need to lose …
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For The New Year…Want to Be a Millionaire? Stop Your Toxic Girly Thoughts

January 8th, 2016 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Addiction & Recovery | Girly Thoughts | Workplace Issues - (Comments Off on For The New Year…Want to Be a Millionaire? Stop Your Toxic Girly Thoughts)

Austin Geidt credits her road to sobriety with her success in developing Uber. But that’s not the whole story. Let’s understand what she is saying in terms of how this journey also helped her re-define herself as a woman. Her road to recovery had her going back to basics, dropping out of college, and getting …
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Five Toxic Girly Thoughts Guaranteed to Increase Your Holiday Stress

December 18th, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Body Image | Family Issues | Girly Thoughts | Health & Wellness | Relationships | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Five Toxic Girly Thoughts Guaranteed to Increase Your Holiday Stress)

It’s the happy holiday season, and you’re already feeling the pressure. If you’re like most of us, you’re already hearing that inner voice that pushes you to do more, reminding you that it is up to you to make this a holiday season to remember while telling you that no matter what you’re doing, it …
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Is Trump Doing Women a Favor?

August 21st, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues | Workplace Issues - (Comments Off on Is Trump Doing Women a Favor?)

Even though we are 53 percent of the voting public, women do not always see things the same way. But no matter how different our views might be, one thing we do share is being a woman. This means we share similar health worries, have faced similar challenges in our personal lives, and have dealt …
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Is Society, or YOU, Holding Your Daughter Back?

August 14th, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Adolescents | Adolescents' Issues | Family Issues | Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Is Society, or YOU, Holding Your Daughter Back?)

Good Housekeeping just posted a terrific piece giving advice to mothers, titled, “5 Ways to Encourage Confidence in Your Daughter” An important part of the message is that for women to consciously build confidence in their daughters, they also have to undo the messages they have bought into—self-defeating beliefs and behaviors I call toxic girly …
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I’m Not Mad, This is My Resting Bitch Face. Deal With it.

August 7th, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Body Image | Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on I’m Not Mad, This is My Resting Bitch Face. Deal With it.)

Did you see the article in Saturday’s New York Times Fashion and Style section titled “I’m Not Mad. That’s Just My RBF”? In it, author Jessica Bennett writes,   For those who need a review, RBF is a face that, when at ease, is perceived as angry, irritated or simply … expressionless. It’s the kind …
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Yes or No: A Good Way to Begin Each Day

July 17th, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Girly Thoughts | Grief - (Comments Off on Yes or No: A Good Way to Begin Each Day)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/candace-johnson/living-in-the-moment_b_7754246.html   I’ve attached a blog written by someone who may be familiar to you, Candace Johnson, the editor of my last three books, who I praise in my acknowledgments. She sent me this blog on July 11, just before my book signing in Lake Placid, NY. With all of the busyness of my life, …
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