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Jill Snijman

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Jill Snijman

Women give up on self-care and provide emotional, financial and practical labour because they are deemed ‘strong enough’ to handle it. Photo: David Harrison/M&G
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Beyond resilience: The quiet rebellion of the ‘strong woman’

But resilience is a survival mechanism that has become an expectation, and it shouldn’t be this way

  • Jill Snijman
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