{"id":5871,"date":"2026-07-23T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancamonica.com\/the-woman-who-does-it-all-when-power-becomes-a-burden\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:37:31","slug":"the-woman-who-does-it-all-when-power-becomes-a-burden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancamonica.com\/en\/the-woman-who-does-it-all-when-power-becomes-a-burden\/","title":{"rendered":"The Woman Who Does It All: When Strength Becomes a Burden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||1px||&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 data-section-id=\"l45svr\" data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1115\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\">Did You Learn to Be Strong? 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