Sorting out the mixed messages from our culture is part of the challenge.  According Mary Pipher, in her book Reviving Ohpelia, "Girls struggle with mixed messages: Be beautiful, but beauty is only skin deep.  Be sexy, but not sexual. Be honest, but don't hurt anyone's feelings. Be independent, but be nice.  Be smart, but not so smart that you threaten the boys..."

Many women struggle with body image issues and problems with food and weight.  These can culminate into eating disorder thinking and behaviors.  Women's health is put at risk from behaviors that can include constant weight change or result in excessive under or over weight. Therapy in a supportive environment can help bring balance into a woman’s life and give her hope for the future.