May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it’s important to note that women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Both young and older women tend to deal with stress via “retail therapy,” treating themselves to something that is unplanned because of a stressful, anxious or depressing situation in order to “take my mind off my problems.” Is this a healthy decision for women? According to a study from Debt.com, 17% of women fear living paycheck to paycheck; 82% of women stress about planning for their future financial needs. From this same study, there is some […]
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