Women’s Mental Health, the Set-Up, and Taking Our Power Back

Hey there, wonderful humans!

March is Women’s History Month, and you know we had to do it big! If you made it to our event at the Women’s Building in Vallejo, you already know we had an amazing time—laughing, venting, and having some deep, healing conversations about women’s mental health. And if you couldn’t make it? No worries! I’ve got you covered.

This month, I dropped some serious (and seriously relatable) blog posts about the set-up—the way society has shaped our self-esteem, mental health, and even our self-care routines on purpose. Spoiler alert: if you’ve ever felt like you weren’t enough, that wasn’t an accident. It was by design.

Our Women’s History Month Event Was a Whole Vibe

At the event, we got real about the mental load women carry, the unrealistic expectations we’re constantly fighting, and why feeling “some type of way” about ourselves isn’t a personal failure—it’s a societal trap. We tackled everything from:

✔️ The pressures to “have it all” (aka: do it all with a smile)
✔️ How beauty standards are scamming us and why they keep changing (hmm, almost like they want us spending money forever?)
✔️ The medical gaslighting women experience (if one more doctor tells us to “just relax”... 😤)
✔️ The way self-care has been hijacked by capitalism (because nothing says "relax" like spending $50 on a scented candle)

If you want the full breakdown, check out the latest blog post: Women’s Mental Health: Breaking the Silence, Smashing the Stigma.

Other featured Blog Posts This Month!

Because one conversation isn’t enough, I’m keeping the momentum going with more blog posts that hit where it hurts (in a good way):

💥 “Women in Psychology: A History of Being Overlooked and Overcoming” – A deep dive into how women’s mental health has been dismissed, misdiagnosed, and misunderstood for centuries.

💸 “Self-Care or Just Shopping? The Fine Line Between Relaxation and Capitalism” – Because taking care of yourself shouldn’t require a credit card.

🙅🏽‍♀️ “Self-Esteem vs. Beauty Standards: The Never-Ending Battle” – Unpacking how society profits from making us feel like we’re never enough.

The Bottom Line? You’re Not The Problem, The System Is.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re not doing enough, not good enough, or just not enough—I need you to know this: you were set up to feel that way.

But here’s the thing: we can opt out of the set-up.

We can challenge the narratives that tell us we’re too much or not enough. We can recognize that mental health struggles aren’t personal failures but reflections of a society that undervalues us. We can take our power back.

So, let’s do it together. Keep an eye out for the new blog posts, share them with your people, and most importantly—be kind to yourself. Because, despite what the world tries to tell us, you are already more than enough.

With love and rebellion,
Nia Meadors
Mood & Mind Therapy