The Internet foments outrageous behavior in part because it is a 'gray area' for social interactions. Rachel Simmons More Quotes by Rachel Simmons More Quotes From Rachel Simmons Teaching girls to agitate over every problem implies that relationships, and people, can bend to our will. Rachel Simmons relationships will problem people Prom drops girls squarely into the beauty spending pipeline. Rachel Simmons drops prom pipeline beauty Self-compassion encourages mindfulness, or noticing your feelings without judgment; self-kindness, or talking to yourself in a soothing way; and common humanity, or thinking about how others might be suffering similarly. Rachel Simmons yourself suffering humanity thinking Failing well is a skill. Letting girls do it gives them critical practice coping with a negative experience. It also gives them the opportunity to develop a kind of confidence and resilience that can only be forged in times of challenge. Rachel Simmons confidence experience opportunity Having a baby on my own is a dream come true, but in my world, there's no sheepish spouse on his way home from a work trip to offer me a stretch of alone time. Rachel Simmons alone me work time If more students use self-compassion to reframe their failures, they may discover more nourishing sources of motivation and healthier strategies to pursue their goals. Rachel Simmons goals more motivation students Sometimes comparing can be a good thing: it can inspire us to work harder and reach farther. But for the most part, excessive measuring yourself up against others - especially when it becomes a way to put yourself down - is a colossal waste of time. It's a dead end. It won't make you do anything except feel horrible. Rachel Simmons good you work time The meteoric rise of the 'wellness' industry online has launched an entire industry of fitness celebrities on social media. Millions of followers embrace their regimens for diet and exercise, but increasingly, the drive for 'wellness' and 'clean eating' has become stealthy cover for more dieting and deprivation. Rachel Simmons drive social-media eating fitness Sadness, irritability, fatigue, and distractedness are among the most common side effects of grief while parenting. Rachel Simmons side parenting sadness grief If we want to end a culture rampant with harassment, we must listen to the adult women who are speaking out courageously. We must also make room for girls to speak: If we listened, we'd find that many middle schoolers are trying to tell us, 'Me too.' Rachel Simmons me women speak culture No matter how much you urge them to relax and how much you mean it, your child probably grapples with highly stressful environments away from home, whether it's where they go to school, the teams they play on, or the peers in their social circle. Most teenagers I know long for empathy from their parents about their struggle. Rachel Simmons you relax struggle home Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from what I call the Curse of the Good Girl: the pressure to be liked by everyone, generous to a fault, and flawless at everything you do. Rachel Simmons good you girl pressure All around me, I see girls forced to become rat racers in the College Application Industrial Complex, the subculture where students must craft themselves into the perfect specimens for college admission and often lose their authenticity, love of learning, and sense of self in the process. Rachel Simmons me learning self love
