For generations, women learned to carry stress quietly and call themselves fine. From the 1950s to today, so much has changed in how we understand women’s mental health and mental wellness. But some of what we learned to expect, accept and carry has been much harder to leave behind.
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Stress is not going anywhere, but how we respond to it can change everything. Over the past few weeks, I have seen how many of us are carrying fatigue, anxious thoughts, and burnout. Add in daily responsibilities and the shifts that hormones bring, and it can feel like more than any of us should have to manage.