Why Girls Need to be Angry, Anxious and Crying

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;" align="left"> <strong><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Show Notes</span></u></strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;" align="left"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Understanding what your emotions are teaching you normalizes them & aids girls in managing them.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;" align="left"> <strong><u><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> Feelings Meanings</span></u></strong><strong><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:</span></strong> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;"> see feelings as vital sources of information, motivation, and they are trustworthy. Emotional distress often prompts our most growth-giving actions and lessons. We need to help girls</span> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> get comfortable with the reality that they will at times have to live with emotional discomfort and uncertainty.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;" align="left"> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> Good mental health is having the right feelings at the right time and being able to manage those emotions effectively. This quote from author Lisa Damour is exactly spot on, so help your daughters</span> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> normalize