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Day Ten: Getting Real About Depression

November 14, 20181 CommentMandy Hale

Day 10: In Chapter Seven of You Are Enough, I talk about my experience with spiraling into clinical depression. Talk about your own experiences with depression, anxiety, or any other mental health struggle. If you haven’t been affected personally, share your insights into how you stay mentally healthy.

You never know what the final straw is going to be that pushes you from teetering on the edge of depression to full-blown depression. I battled clinical depression in … » Read More

Days Six & Seven: Loving & Losing

November 9, 2018CommentMandy Hale

I’ve been so busy this past week, I’ve fallen a bit behind on the challenge, so I’m combining Days Six and Seven 🙂
Day 6: In Chapter Four of You Are Enough, I share my journey of “Looking for Love,” and how a dating app helped shake up my romantic life. Share your thoughts about online dating or an experience you had while doing online dating that made an impact on your life.
Day 7: In Chapter Five, I … » Read More

Day One: A Meaningful Imprint

November 1, 201814 CommentsMandy Hale

Day One: In the Introduction of #YouAreEnough, I talk about my “Enough” tattoo and why it was important to me to have this word imprinted on my wrist. Talk about a tattoo you have that is meaningful to you…or if you don’t have any tattoos, the tattoo you would get if you were going to get one.

Since I’ve already shared the story behind my “Enough” tattoo, I thought I would share the story of another tattoo … » Read More

Dash of Sass: Stop Forcing. Stop Chasing. (Seriously, STOP.)

May 14, 201569 CommentsMandy Hale

There’s something I’m super frustrated with lately, observing myself and my friends and reading emails from ladies who write to me for advice…and that is this idea that women seem to have that we need to work our toenails off to make a relationship happen with a man. That we have to “put ourselves in the way” of these men, otherwise they won’t remember us. That WE have to go out of our way to … » Read More

Things I’m No Longer Apologizing For

May 13, 201540 CommentsMandy Hale

Last weekend I posted something on my personal Twitter page that a lot of people disagreed with. I got hate tweets for two days about it, which was baffling to me, because when did having a differing opinion become so offensive to people? Are we all supposed to be cookie cutter versions of one another, never having or voicing a contrasting idea or thought or viewpoint or opinion? How boring would life be if that … » Read More

Dash of Sass: I Don’t Chase People Anymore

October 30, 201460 CommentsMandy Hale

For a long time in my 20’s and even into my 30’s, I was constantly chasing after people and friendships and guys and things I thought were going to make me happy. A beautiful thing happened when I stopped the pursuit of happiness: I realized it had been here all along. Now I just stay in one place and trust that the people and opportunities meant to be in my life will flow to me … » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: Your Self Worth is NOT For Sale!

August 2, 20122 CommentsMandy Hale

Quotes of the Day: “The price tag you put on yourself decides your worth. Underestimating yourself will cost you dearly.” ~Apoorve Dubey “As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are – … » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: An Open Letter to Men Re: Booty Calls

May 17, 2012CommentMandy Hale

Quote of the Day: “There’s nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.” ~Sherry Argov The Single Woman Says: Dear Men of the World, This is probably going to come as a HUGE shock to you – but it’s something that has to be said. The time has come to let the cat out of the bag. Are you ready? Wait … » Read More