Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all know that friend. The one who's always got it together, the shoulder everyone cries on, the problem-solver who makes ...

The first myth and one that impacted me in a huge way was being strong for others. I grew up believing that being "strong" was a characteristic that was important to have. Our Chamoru culture prides ...

Social constructs of strength put a lot of pressure on people to constantly perform at their highest degree of ability, even when they might be under the influence of extreme emotional stressors.

Everyone has that person in their life – the one who never seems to fall apart, who handles every crisis with calm competence, who somehow always has the right words and the emotional bandwidth to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a world that celebrates strength and resilience, it's all too easy to become so focused on these ideals that you lose touch ...

And it’s no wonder why. We live in a culture that values the “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” mentality. For decades, anyone who felt depressed or struggled with anxiety was thought to be “weak.” ...

I grew up with role models like Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Pink, and Gwen Stefani. Strong, independent women who didn’t need a man but stayed true to themselves when they did get into relationships.

A brave friend recently shared that she was feeling tired—really tired. Not ‘I-didn’t-get-enough-sleep’ tired, but something much deeper. She said, “It’s as if I’ve lost my motivation.” I call her ...

When I was in kindergarten, I always drew my mother to be as tall as the whole paper — and all my other family members were always drawn significantly shorter than her. My teachers would question ...

She’s the calm in the crisis, the dependable one. She picks up slack before it becomes a problem and shows up fully, even when she’s running on empty. She keeps the calendar, remembers the birthdays, ...