Enough as she is how to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives
"For many girls today, the drive to achieve is fueled by brutal self-criticism and an acute fear of failure. Though young women have never been more "successful"--Outpacing boys in GPAs and college enrollment-they have also never struggled more. On the surface, girls may seem exceptional, but in rea...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Harper paperbacks edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The college application industrial complex
- Girls and social media: the virtual second shift
- Can we fat talk?
- Overcoming self-doubt and closing the confidence gap
- Mental treadmills: expecting the worst and overthinking
- Turning self-criticism in to self-compassion
- The cult of effortless perfection and the rise of stress olympics
- Control + alt + delete: the merits of changing course
- We can't give our children what we don't have
- The senior year slap in the face: life after college
- Conclusion: "Dearest daughter, lean inside.".
