Positive affirmations for women can be a valuable and effective tool for increasing self-worth and confidence, for improved wellbeing.
400 Powerful Positive Affirmations to Help You Grow
The popularity of positive affirmations is increasing, and it’s no surprise. They’re a powerful technique for challenging and reducing negative self-talk, and increasing self-esteem and positive emotions.
What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.
Buddha
But there are a few ‘rules’ to ensure you get the most from your daily affirmations (read the FAQ’s at the end of this post for more on this).
Depending on your preference, affirmations can also be practiced in a variety of ways, which are covered in the following posts. My personal favourite is journaling, because of its versatility and adaptability. Plus I love journaling.
Ready to get started with practicing positive daily affirmations?
Keep reading to find out more about how affirmations work, why manifesting wealth is unrealistic, and what you should do instead.
700+ Positive Affirmations to Boost Wellbeing & Self-Worth
It's well-established in self-affirmation theory (and supported by empirical studies, per below FAQ) that positive thoughts can lead to positive changes.
Regular practice of daily affirmations based around positive statements can challenge negative thoughts and low self-esteem, is a great way to increase positive thinking and improved mental health.
Following you'll find a list of positive affirmations based around different topics and goals, including:
- Self worth
- Inner child work
- Confidence
- Shadow work
- Morning positivity
This selection of powerful, positive phrases will help to you gain high self-esteem and sense of wellbeing, and bring you inner peace.
119 Positive Self Love Affirmations to Build Self-Esteem and Empowerment
These examples of self empowerment affirmations are focused on increasing your self-love and self-esteem, ultimately creating a positive self-view - because we are all worthy of love.
In this post, find out:
- Why self-love is not selfish and why we should all make time for it;
- How to write your own affirmations;
- How to practice affirmations.
Enjoy these daily positive affirmations and feel yourself become a better person as you get into good habits and develop a healthier mental image of yourself, and your own abilities.
60 Gratitude Affirmations to Feel Balanced, Peaceful, and Happy
Why not try these 60 affirmations to give thanks and boost your positive energy and wellbeing through increased gratitude?
There really is no better way to improve your mindset and your mood, than to actively work on developing an attitude of gratitude, and using daily powerful affirmations is one of the very best ways.
Working With the Inner Child to Heal Past Wounds and Achieve Inner Peace
Create positive change in your life by working on your inner self. Using powerful affirmations as a self-help strategy is one of the most positive ways to challenge unhelpful thoughts which may be a hangover from difficult times in childhood and other past experiences.
This post is dedicated to inner child work, covering:
- What it is
- How you do it
- Why you should do it
- A variety of activities including 14 affirmations
100 Confidence Affirmations With a Difference - Feel Empowered, Courageous, & Fearless!
If you’re looking for a powerful tool to increase your courage, bravery, try these confidence affirmations to provide a fresh start full of optimism and fearlessness.
They’ve been carefully crafted and curated in a specific and deliberate sequence to maximise their effectiveness.
Remember I said to keep reading to find out more about manifesting? Well this is the post that also looks into that and why money should not be your focus when practicing affirmations.
35 Affirmations For Shadow Work to Illuminate Your Shadow & Help You Heal
Shadow work is not for the faint hearted, but if you’re ready to do some profound inner work and reap the benefits, these shadow affirmations can help you.
These are not quite so uplifting as you’ve likely come to expect from typical affirmations. Specifically designed for the purpose of illuminating your shadow - they’re more challenging and will likely take you out of your comfort zone.
But with the right approach and mindset, they hold value in terms of deep inner shadow work.
78 Morning Affirmations to Manifest Morning Positivity!
Finally, following on from the previous intense affirmations, these are far more positive and inspiring! (Not that the others are not inspiring - I hope they are too, just in a completely different way!)
The power of positive affirmations is in regular repetition of the positive words making up the affirmations. Over time, they will become deeply reinforced, having a positive impact on the subconscious mind as new neural pathways are created.
The power of affirmations cannot be overstated!
111 Empowering Workout Affirmations For Fitness & Exercise
Try these fitness affirmations to help you stay motivated to workout regularly, and increase your self-esteem around your body image.
99 Positive Friend Affirmations to Reinforce Lasting Relationships
These affirmations about friendship are perfect whether you're celebrating your best mates or mourning the end of a toxic relationship.
121 Affirmations For Sundays, to Prepare For a Positive Week
These inspiring affirmations for Sunday mornings and evenings are designed to encourage you to approach the coming week with a positive frame of mind.
How to Get Real Value From Manifesting Affirmations
Curious about how affirmations actually work? Here's everything you need to know about affirmations and manifesting, and how to make the very most of them.
Positive Affirmations FAQ
Still have burning questions about positive affirmations? I’ve answered a few common questions below…
Do Daily Affirmations For Women Work?
Do positive affirmations work? Yes!
Affirmations that are formatted properly and appropriately are highly successful.
Positive affirmations can work for most people, with one caveat…
For affirmations to be a positive action you can take for improved mental health and success, it’s important they’re practiced correctly. Otherwise they can have the opposite effect to what they’re supposed to achieve!
If you use affirmations that are formatted properly and appropriately, they’re highly successful. They can benefit:
- Self-esteem
- Self-compassion
- Self-worth
- Self-confidence
- Positivity
- Motivation
- Happiness
- Sense of wellbeing
- Inner peace
While this list is not necessarily exhaustive, you may notice one glaring omission: if you’re hoping to manifest the big bucks, you’ll likely be disappointed. (If you want to know more, circle back up and read the post about confidence affirmations, which goes into this in more detail.)
What is a Positive Self Affirmation Exactly?
Affirmations are simple statements designed to affirm positive beliefs about ourselves. And there’s a massive clue in that sentence about what can stop them from working.
Practicing affirmations literally rewires the brain!
Nevertheless, having researched the topic, I’m a huge advocate because the theory of how and why affirmations can work is underpinned by science:
Practicing affirmations regularly as part of your daily routine will, over time, literally rewire your brain!
That sounds pretty compelling to me! Read more in the posts above about how affirmations work.
What Are the 3 P’s of Affirmations?
You may have heard of the 3 P’s in relation to daily affirmations. If you’re unsure what this refers to, it’s one element of the ‘rules’ (from the Law of Attraction and the Law of Vibration) which I mentioned earlier, and apply to effective affirmations.
These words describe important guidelines for creating or choosing valuable affirmations.
The 3 P’s that you should follow when practicing affirmations are:
- Positive
It goes without saying, affirmations are intended to be positive, encouraging statements. After all, their whole purpose is to challenge negative self-talk and establish positive beliefs and thought patterns in their place.
- Present
In order to ‘trick’ your brain into being rewired towards more useful thoughts and ultimately more positive outcomes, daily affirmations should be written in the present tense.
- Personal
Writing statements that are personal to you is another facet of an effective affirmation.
Framing positive affirmations this way means you take responsibility for manifesting them, which is vital since other people’s actions are outside of our control.
How Do You Write Positive Affirmations That Work?
In order for affirmations to work, we must believe in their inherent truth.
Based on my research, there is another element which is critical to the success of affirmations. (Serendipitously it’s another ‘p’ word, so it should be easy to remember!) The fourth P is:
- Plausible
In order for affirmations to have positive effects, we must believe in their inherent truth. Read more about this in the morning affirmations post.
Essentially, affirmations are designed and should be used to alter for the better – or affirm – a positive mindset, positive attitude, and positive outlook. If this is your goal, then they can almost certainly benefit and work for you.