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 ...

Back in 2002, Bill Clinton told the Democratic Leadership Council something that’s stuck with me since I heard it for the first time on a The Bulwark podcast a couple of weeks ago: “When people feel ...

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 ...

The world expects Black women to be invincible, carrying everyone else’s burdens while silencing their own pain. But the mental health price of always being the strong Black woman is devastating — a ...

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.

Somewhere around age thirty-five, the role calcifies. You didn’t audition for it. You didn’t even notice the exact moment it happened. But at some point, without a vote being called, you became the ...

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 ...

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, ...

In many African families, strength is not simply admired; it is expected. From a young age, we are taught, sometimes directly and sometimes through observation, that resilience is a virtue: to endure ...