Stop Fat Shaming Yourself with Your Girly Thoughts

September 30th, 2016 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Body Image | Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Stop Fat Shaming Yourself with Your Girly Thoughts)

“She gained a massive amount of weight . . . it was a real problem.”  —Donald Trump                 Weight is a h-u-g-e issue for you—no pun intended. If you’re like most American women, you probably go on an endless stream of diets. try on a pile of clothes …
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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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