Bibliograph

Enough as she is, how to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives, Rachel Simmons

Type

Label

Enough as she is, how to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives, Rachel Simmons

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Enough as she is

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1018176096

Responsibility statement

Rachel Simmons

Sub title

how to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives

Summary

Offers advice to help parents guide teenage girls to recognize and reject perfectionist messages that lead to self-doubt, unfulfilling relationships, and fears of failure, and teach them self-compassion, how to take healthy risks, and the importance of finding support

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Not enough as she is -- 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 into 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."

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