The Hidden Trauma in Women’s Health: Breaking Free from a Power-Over System with Elise Loehnen
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Release Date: 03/11/2026
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info_outlineIf you’ve ever felt pressure to be the “good girl,” you’re not the only one.
Dr. Mindy has heard from thousands of women who feel exhausted by the pressure to be agreeable, accommodating, and selfless. Many women were taught that being good meant putting everyone else first. But over time, that pattern often leads to resentment, burnout, and a deep disconnection from your own voice.
That’s why Dr. Mindy invited writer and cultural critic Elise Loehnen to join her for this conversation.
Elise is the former Chief Content Officer of goop and the New York Times bestselling author of On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good. Through her writing and podcast Pulling the Thread, Elise explores the cultural expectations that shape women’s lives and how those expectations influence our relationships, emotions, and sense of identity.
In this conversation, Dr. Mindy and Elise unpack the invisible rules women have been taught to live by for generations. They explore why women were conditioned to suppress emotions like anger and envy, how people-pleasing shows up in female friendships, and why learning to trust your intuition is one of the most important skills a woman can develop.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
-Reconnect with your intuition and inner authority
-Understand the cultural conditioning shaping women’s behavior
-Recognize how suppressed emotions impact your health
-Navigate female friendships with more awareness
-Step out of people-pleasing patterns
-Reclaim your voice and authenticity
For any woman who feels like she has been living by expectations that don’t truly belong to her, this conversation offers a new perspective. It helps you understand where those patterns came from and how to begin trusting yourself again.
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