Suburban Atlanta Runaway Bride Should've Used Feminine Intuition And Friends To Overcome Fears

     Fear gripped 32 year-old runaway bride, Jennifer Wilbanks, to the point where she faked her own abduction as a way of dealing with the stress of her upcoming marriage. While both men and women have the same duo responses to stress – "fight it" or "flee from it" – Wilbanks should've relied on her feminine intuition of finding compassion amongst her friends to avoid the embarrassment she now faces. "Women tend to find power in their friendships when faced with stress," says Leesa Barnes, Founder of SaviaLane.com and an expert in personal branding and business networking. "If Wilbanks turned to her friends in her time of need instead of fleeing from the situation, she would've enjoyed much more support from her community."A study out of UCLA found that women tend to gather with other women when faced with stress. While men deal with their problems on their own, a woman’s intuition prompts her to seek support and rapport with other women.

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