Women Leaders & Mental Health Matters

Empowering women and their minds • Stories, thoughts, and discussions into how mental health plays a role within women leadership • Retweets≠Endorsements •

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons.

1st of all, that’s false. We won w/voters of all kinds.

2nd, here’s my 1st pair of campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles.

Respect the hustle. We won bc we out-worked the competition. Period.

[Women Leaders & Mental Health Matters @WomenHealthLead]

Personally, I am developing a grounding kit, with scents, different touch textures, and hopefully more stuff!

[Women Leaders & Mental Health Matters @WomenHealthLead]

What are your go to tricks, resources, or actions when you experience a moment of panic/anxiety? #Mentalhealth

[Talking About BPD @TalkingAboutBPD]

[tw] Sometimes the punishing, internal voice is loud in my head.

Self-compassion feels like a language I don’t know how to speak.

[March For Our Lives @AMarch4OurLives]

“Instead of incorporating mental health resources, we’re militarizing schools and constructing a school-to-prison pipeline that convinces inner-city students they will be nothing but criminals.” - 17 year old Milwaukee native, Bria Smith

[Val Marie @valmarie224]

@cmclymer I love you Charlotte but please include disabled women as well.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

And perhaps most importantly: elect women who understand the necessity of pockets in dresses. ❤️

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

Elect women with disabilities.
Elect women who are immigrants, undocumented or not.
Elect women who are Muslim and Jewish and Hindu and Atheist and don’t have time for religion.
Elect women who are lawyers and teachers and doctors and sex workers.
Elect women.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

Elect women.
Elect Black women.
And Latina women.
And AAPI women.
Elect lesbians.
And bisexual women.
And trans women.
And non-binary folks.
Elect married women.
And unmarried women.
Elect women w/ kids.
And women w/ no kids.
Elect women who aren’t here for your bullshit.

[March For Our Lives @AMarch4OurLives]

And our townhall has begun! We are more than grateful to connect with the people of Bismarck and learn to better understand one another.

[Women Leaders & Mental Health Matters @WomenHealthLead]

Gun violence hurts us all. It’s okay if you can’t find the words to express yourself right now. You don’t need to constantly be fighting injustice.
Self care and taking time for happiness and joy is an act of rebellion, an act of resistance.

[Women Leaders & Mental Health Matters @WomenHealthLead]

Big mood.
Congrats @Ocasio2018 and thank you for giving the rest of us hope that we, too, can win! https://t.co/LzkaiBGIRv

[John Lewis @repjohnlewis]

Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. #goodtrouble

[Rhiannon J. Morales @MrsRhiMorales]

I don’t want this to just be MY story, I want it to be part of HERstory, and the journey of women across the nation as we rise up to the call for leadership roles.

[Rhiannon J. Morales @MrsRhiMorales]

But, most importantly, that it has been done before and I’m not alone. Each leader faces their own challenges, and those challenges (probably) become more complex with more intersections of race, class, age, sexuality, gender, etc.

[Rhiannon J. Morales @MrsRhiMorales]

I want to run for office one day. Organizations like @IGNITE_National and @EmergeAmerica/@EmergeCA have really motivated me to do just that. But, I feel that a major road block is my mental health.
I’m hoping to highlight that regardless, I will be successful.

[Rhiannon J. Morales @MrsRhiMorales]

@WomenHealthLead is me! I’ve started a new project where I will be exploring the intersection of being a woman, having mental health disorders, and being a leader in the world today. Please follow back if you’d like to watch the journey!

[Talking About BPD @TalkingAboutBPD]

Lots of people say ‘I’m here for you’ when a friend is having a #mentalhealth crisis.

Here are some ideas of what ‘here for you’ could look like:

[Heads Together @heads_together]

Do you know how to spot the signs that a friend might be struggling with their #MentalHealth?

This article from @guardian suggests some signs to look out for, and includes some ideas of how can support that person > https://t.co/ljVsMg33wj

[Women Leaders & Mental Health Matters @WomenHealthLead]

Some days, the hardest step is the first one. But once we start, we are a force to be reckoned with.
https://t.co/wIB9L1B2ff