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The Power That Sisterhood Brings to

Women Struggling With Stressors in Life

By Dr. Hannah Yang

There is no denying that everyday life can be filled with Stress. Whether you need to balance your work deadlines or find time to prioritize your Relationships, women are often faced with any number of stressors that can impact their ability to feel physically and emotionally complete day by day.

For many women, silently coping with these stressful situations is just a part of an everyday routine. However, getting through difficult times doesn’t have to be something you do on your own. 

Leveraging the strength and encouragement that sisterhood provides can help put many of the anxieties of life into a healthy perspective while providing the support you need to live a happier, more fulfilling life.

What Exactly is Sisterhood?

Sisterhood is a concept that has many different interpretations for all types of women. While some women define it as being able to share common personal or professional experiences with one another, especially when dealing with different life events, sisterhood actually involves much more.

At its core, sisterhood means having a deep sense of unity and mutual understanding among women. This helps to create a healthy, nurturing, and empathetic network of women working together to provide unwavering support to one another.

Having a sisterhood you can rely on can play an important role in improving your self-confidence and emotional resilience. Many times, life throws curve balls the way that can sometimes lead you to undervalue your contributions or perspectives. Sisterhood helps to avoid succumbing to these biases and to celebrate everyone’s accomplishments as a collective without the fear of judgment.

The Benefits of Embracing Sisterhood When Dealing With Stress

Being able to confide in other women going through similar journeys in life can provide much-needed help when dealing with stress and Anxiety. Below are some of the benefits that a sisterhood can provide:

Coping With Relationship Struggles

Maintaining relationships in life is an important part of human development. However, this doesn’t mean that these relationships are always healthy, and navigating various forms of conflict between family members or partners can introduce a lot of stress.

When going through these difficult situations, it’s important to be able to lean on others for support. A sisterhood can be a great way to introduce a neutral listening ear into the situation that can help add some needed perspective and advice. Many times, this is necessary when relationships hit a certain impasse, and there needs to be healthier communication or compromises to resolve any conflicts.

Balancing Work-Life Stress

Most people find it difficult to create the right balance in their work and personal life, which inevitably leads to increased stress or added anxiety throughout the day. Many of these stressors are a result of constantly wanting to prove yourself at work or overextending yourself at home. 

Being able to lean on a network of trusted friends can be helpful in finding ways to bring more balance to this equation. Simply having a platform where you can voice your frustrations and ask for help can be incredibly helpful. Many times, sisterhoods can also help to find solutions that assist you with time management or look for ways to get the additional support you need to care for yourself and your family equally.

Going Through Life Transitions

Very few people stay on the same course in life. Whether graduating from school, starting a new career, getting married or divorced, or having to move to a brand new city, life transitions happen all the time. However, knowing how to deal with these situations positively can make all the difference.

Female friends and family are a great place to turn to when you’re going through major life transitions. They can help you look at these transitions as a positive thing in your life and something to embrace rather than stressing about the unknown future.

Dealing With Personal Crises

Everyone inevitably has to deal with certain personal crises that can turn everything in their world upside down. While most people, at one point or another, may have to cope with various health issues or family emergencies, women, in general, are also more prone to mental health issues and elevated levels of anxiety.

Having a dedicated support group like a sisterhood provides a nurturing environment where you’re able to grieve or heal when these situations arise. Knowing that you don’t have to face these unfortunate circumstances alone can provide a sense of peace and calm that is essential for recovery, as well as physical or emotional resilience.

Getting Through Financial Issues

Considering economic uncertainties in many parts of the world, financial stress has become a common issue that most people deal with. Losing a job or incurring unexpected expenses can make you feel like you’re drowning without a life raft. But rather than dealing with these issues on your own, it’s important to ask others for help when appropriate.

Being able to open up about your struggles and ask for some guidance from trusted friends can be really helpful when trying to manage your finances. Most people have faced similar situations in their lives, and getting some added perspective on new approaches to debt management can be really valuable when keeping a cool head and progressively addressing the issue.

Addressing Body Image Issues

Unfortunately, women are constantly bombarded with unhealthy and unrealistic standards associated with their image. It can be very easy to give in to these expectations and start to look at yourself in a negative light. This can be incredibly self-destructive and can lead to developing dangerous habits as a way of coping.

Sisterhoods can provide a powerful way to avoid giving in to societal pressures. By being openly vulnerable with one another, offering encouragement when needed, and celebrating each other’s inner and outer beauty, sisterhoods turn potentially toxic perspectives into positive outlooks.

Empowering Women Through Sisterhood

Embracing sisterhood is a powerful way to uplift and inspire one another. By actively participating and offering mutual support to other women, the impact of a sisterhood grows stronger for everyone and can become a highly valuable tool for managing life’s stressors.

Dr. Hannah Yang

Visionary and healthcare entrepreneur by passion, Licensed Psychologist by training, Dr. Hannah Yang loves creating new possibilities in the world of Mental Health and wellness. Dr. Yang established Balanced Awakening in 2015 as a niche psychotherapy practice for women. As Balanced Awakening flourishes in Chicago, and soon Miami, she also loves to tap into her passion for design and Feng Shui to create fabulous environments for herself, her team, and clients.

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Dr. Mara Karpel has been a practicing clinical psychologist for over thirty years, specializing in working with older adults and caregivers, as well as adults of all ages who are dealing with issues of anxiety, depression–or desiring to create more joy in their lives. She also specializes in working with veterans. Dr. Mara is the host of the Blog Talk Radio Show, "Dr. Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years," a program about the social, emotional, and health issues of older adults, caregivers, Boomers, and all who want to grow older with greater health and more joy. She is a regular contributor to Medium and has contributed to Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and Sivana East.

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