Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives Audiobook (Free)

From the New York Times bestselling writer of Odd Girl Out, a deeply urgent audiobook that gives adults the tools to help girls in senior high school and college reject ‘supergirl’ pressure, overcome a toxic stress culture, and become resilient adults with healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives.

For many girls today, the drive to attain is fueled by brutal self-criticism and an acute fear of failure. Though young women haven’t been more ‘successful’-outpacing males in GPAs and college enrollment-they about Enough As She Is: How to Help Ladies Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthful, Happy, and Fulfilling Lives have also never struggled more. On the top, girls may seem exceptional, but in reality, these are anxious and overcome, feeling that, regardless of how hard they try, they will never be wise enough, successful enough, pretty enough, slim enough, popular plenty of, or sexy more than enough.

Rachel Simmons continues to be researching young ladies for two decades, and her research plainly implies that girl competence will not equal girl confidence-nor can it equal joy, resilience, or self-worth. Backed by vibrant case studies, Simmons warns that people have elevated a era of young females so focused on attaining that they prevent healthy dangers, overthink setbacks, and have problems with imposter syndrome, thinking they may be frauds. As they spend more time projecting a graphic of effortless perfection on social networking, these girls are prone to withdraw from the fundamental relationships offering solace and support and bolster self-esteem.

Deeply empathetic and meticulously researched, Plenty of As SHE ACTUALLY IS offers an obvious understanding of this devastating problem and provides practical parenting advice-including teaching girls self-compassion as an alternative to self-criticism, how exactly to manage overthinking, resist the constant urge to review themselves to peers, take healthy risks, navigate toxic elements of social media, prioritize self-care, and seek support when they need it. Plenty of As She Is sounds an alarm to parents and educators, arguing that young women can do more than survive adolescence. They are able to thrive. A sufficient amount of As She Is shows us how.