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Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. #FGM is an extreme form of discrimination against women, violates human rights, and has NO health benefits. It must be prevented: #EndFGM!

People-pleasing might not sound all that bad. After all, what’s wrong with being nice to people?? 🤔 The problem with people-pleasing is that it generally goes beyond simple kindness. In the words of therapist Erika Myers, it involves “editing or altering words and behaviors for the sake of another person’s feelings or reactions.” Sure, you might get some folks to like you more, but it can come at the cost of your time, energy, personal values, and selfhood. But people-pleasing has a lot of complex layers. For some, its roots are connected to past trauma, which can cause a person to avoid or diffuse conflict so they can feel safe. We get into all the nuances of people-pleasing and ways to overcome it at our link in bio. #healthline

Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM is an extreme form of discrimination against women, violates human rights, and has NO health benefits. It must be prevented: #EndFGM! 👉 https://t.co/uRKloNqCUu https://t.co/hCA5gUGDKC

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26 countries in Africa & the Middle East, & 33 other countries now legislate against female genital mutilation. A big step to #EndFGM around the 🌎🌍🌏 https://t.co/OhbnGH6UYo

At least 2⃣0⃣0⃣ MILLION women & girls alive today have experienced female genital mutilation (FGM). Immediate complications of FGM include: ♦️ excessive bleeding ♦️ severe pain ♦️ problems urinating ♦️ infections ♦️ death 👉 https://t.co/hfLIHD2F32 Let's #EndFGM! https://t.co/0Og8nkcgI9

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WHO strongly opposes the medicalization of female genital mutilation & urges health professionals not to undertake such procedures. This is how healthcare workers can be empowered to prevent FGM: 👉 https://t.co/ZgCpFfXwOP Let's #EndFGM! https://t.co/U3DHFQPBQL

👩 & 👧 living with female genital mutilation can face serious & lifelong threats to their health & well-being, incl.: ♦️ mental health ♦️ sexual health ♦️ recurrent infections ♦️ psychological trauma ♦️ complications during childbirth ♦️ chronic health conditions Let's #EndFGM https://t.co/uAmT0VrTZG

Health workers need to know how to treat the health conditions that may affect women 👩 & girls 👧 living with female genital mutilation. They can play a crucial role to help. Let’s #EndFGM! 👉 https://t.co/OhbnGH6UYo https://t.co/UGUkxABSqZ

Female genital mutilation not only exacts a crippling human cost, it also takes a high economic toll, amounting to US$1.4 billion annually. FGM hurts girls, imposes lifelong health risks, & strains the healthcare systems that need to treat them 👉 https://t.co/UPl399dzt1 #EndFGM https://t.co/BgOdvIrgFs

Whether you’re a first responder or a family caregiver, taking care of yourself can better equip you to take care of others. Learn to cope with stress during #COVID19 and become even more resilient: https://t.co/GKZV8vsPCV. https://t.co/ftTvmM6Bid