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Seasonal affective disorder is diagnosed more often in women than men. Here's why fall hits women harder, and how to prepare before the days get shorter.

Picture a woman in a television studio dressing room. Her makeup is done. In a few minutes she will walk out and talk about elections and foreign policy on live TV. But first she opens a lunchbox, lays out a row of syringes, and injects herself with fertility hormones. That woman is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Last weekend, she chose to show the whole thing to the world. She is freezing her eggs, and she is doing it out loud.

The patriarchal dividend is a benefit men receive automatically and women fund invisibly. A feminist therapist explains what it costs everyone's mental health.

Even good schedule changes can trigger anxiety. Learn why predictability is a safety cue for your nervous system, why women feel this hardest, and how to regulate faster during transitions.

Women lose themselves to roles: overfunctioning, caregiving, being the "responsible one," or even the "black sheep." Here's why, and how feminist therapy helps you come back.