Commentary
“Puberty is hard.” I hear that all the time from adults. The messaging is, “We get through it, but it’s hard.” That’s the overwhelming idea communicated from women to girls everywhere.
Viewpoints
Opinion
Should We Be Telling Girls That Puberty Is So Hard?
Let’s help girls grow up with resilience.
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Pamela Garfield-Jaeger
Author
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger is a licensed clinical social worker with a degree from New York University. She has been licensed in California since 2005 and has worked in a variety of settings, including community-based organizations, schools, residential programs, and medical facilities. She was forced to leave her job because of California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This emboldened her to speak out on the problems she observed in the mental health field. Her website is TheTruthfulTherapist.org
