Thank you for sharing this Clare and you are a beautiful writer. I think the fact that girls in their teens are feeling this kind of anxiety already says a lot about the messages we receive as women from the societal conversation around us. I feel it very keenly from all corners as a woman in my thirties and it makes me sad to hear women much younger also feeling this at a time in your life when you should be able to focus on you and your dreams, before becoming a caregiver if that’s what you want. If I could go back to my younger self I would tell myself to not study so hard and take the time to enjoy, explore, try different things and learn about myself. Just take it a step at a time and don’t worry if you don’t have it all figured out yet. As women none of us have it all perfectly figured out and we should support each other in facing the pressures we have.