Do You Struggle to Get a Compliment? You’re Not Alone: Ask A Female Olympian

August 12th, 2016 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Girly Thoughts | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Do You Struggle to Get a Compliment? You’re Not Alone: Ask A Female Olympian)

Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult for you to take a compliment? Why you tend to disparage your achievements while men more readily acknowledge theirs?   Girly Thoughts   Well, stop beating yourself up. The answer is that you have learned to do to yourself what society does to you: criticize yourself …
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YOUR Girly Thoughts and #JoshDuggar

June 5th, 2015 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Body Image | Girly Thoughts | Health & Wellness | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on YOUR Girly Thoughts and #JoshDuggar)

Saturday night, I literally fell asleep tweeting. I woke up after six hours and began tweeting again. This is not me. Why did this happen? I was pumped. I was tweeting about Josh Duggar and his sisters. I tweeted my outrage and my concern for the increasing number of sexual abuse survivors who are screaming …
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Help Your Daughter Measure Her True Self-Worth in 4 Easy Steps

December 4th, 2014 | Posted by Patricia O'Gorman, PhD in Adolescents | Adolescents' Issues | Body Image | Girly Thoughts | Parenting | Women's Issues - (Comments Off on Help Your Daughter Measure Her True Self-Worth in 4 Easy Steps)

Remember how awkward it felt to be a teen? Remember what it was like to worry each night when you went to bed if you would recognize the you who woke up in the morning? Budding breasts, growth spurts, and those terrible pimples were all potential minefields. I know I can still feel how my …
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