Jacqueline Snyder argues that strong women often isolate themselves by refusing support, fearing it looks like weakness. She contrasts modern life with village living, where mutual care was normal, and urges listeners to ask for help despite cultural pressure to do everything alone.
A lot of strong women, they may end up feeling alone, or even when they're surrounded by people, feeling that way. Being needed is not the same thing as being supported. I think a lot of people avoid the support. They're like, no, no, no, it'd show that I was weak to ask for support. We used to live in villages. We were all living together and taking care of each other. That's one of the biggest things that I've got to lean into, even though I come from a really big family, is to ask for support. You don't have to do this alone.
