Women’s History Month: Honoring Women on a Healing Journey
- Landry Pebler, MA, LPC
- Mar 15
- 2 min read
March is Women’s History Month!
It's a time to celebrate the strength, resilience, and contributions of women everywhere. We also want to honor the women quietly doing the courageous work of healing.
Choosing to prioritize your mental health is powerful. Whether you’re beginning therapy, continuing your journey, or struggling silently, you are not alone.
Historically, women’s mental health has often been misunderstood or dismissed. In the 19th century, women were often misdiagnosed with “hysteria,” a term used to pathologize normal reactions to stress, trauma, or social oppression. Even today, women are more likely to be prescribed medication for mental health issues, but less likely to be properly assessed for certain conditions.
Today, women are still disproportionately impacted:
Women are twice as likely to experience depression and anxiety.
Nearly 1 in 5 women in the U.S. experience a mental health condition each year.
Women of color, LGBTQ+ women, and caregivers face disproportionate levels of stress and limited access to care.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, disconnected, or discouraged your feelings are valid. Healing does not have to be rushed. You are allowed to take up space, ask for help, and choose yourself.
Why Therapy Matters for Women
Women often carry a unique emotional load shaped by relationships, caregiving, societal expectations, and life transitions. Therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can:
Explore your emotions without guilt
Build awareness of patterns like people-pleasing or self-criticism
Strengthen boundaries and self-trust
Navigate life transitions: relationships, motherhood, career changes, grief, aging
Heal from trauma and past experiences
Reconnect with your identity and voice
Therapy isn’t a sign of weakness, it's an act of strength and self-respect.
You don’t have to be in crisis to deserve support. Therapy can be about growth, clarity, and building the life you want, not just surviving.
You Deserve Support
This month, we celebrate not only the women who shaped history but also those breaking cycles, healing wounds, and choosing themselves.
If you’re considering therapy and would like a supportive space to explore your goals and challenges, we invite you to reach out to schedule a consultation.
Your story matters. Your healing matters. And you don’t have to do it alone.
Support Resources
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 for free, confidential emotional support.
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA (24/7 support before, during, and after pregnancy).
Postpartum Support International: Help line (1-800-944-4773), provider directory, and free virtual support groups.
Office on Women's Health: Mental health resources specific to women.
Center for Young Women's Health: Health and mental health guides for adolescent girls.
References
American Psychological Association. (2024, August 13). The latest mental health statistics: What the numbers say about the state of our minds in 2024. https://huntingtonpsych.com/blog/the-latest-mental-health-statistics-what-the-numbers-say-about-the-state-of-our-minds-in-2024
KFF. (2024, April 2). LGBT adults’ experiences with discrimination and health care disparities: Findings from the KFF survey on racism, discrimination and health. https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/lgbt-adults-experiences-with-discrimination-and-health-care-disparities-findings-from-the-kff-survey-of-racism-discrimination-and-health/
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.). Mental health by the numbers. https://www.nami.org/mental-health-by-the-numbers/
National Institute of Mental Health. (2024, September 15). Mental illness. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness
NPR. (2024, October 8). LGBTQ+ women face high rates of trauma, other mental health issues. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/08/nx-s1-5131619/lgbtq-women-mental-health-care
World Health Organization. (2024).Mental health: Strengthening our response. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response
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