Why women are trained for goodness, while men are trained for power with author and former Goop CCO, Elise Loehnen
Sex Talks With Emma-Louise BoyntonShow Notes
In this episode, Emma sits down with writer and author, Elise Loehnen, to discuss her best-selling new book, On Our Best Behaviour: The Price Women Pay to be Good.
Together they unpack the web of myths and cultural expectations that prop up patriarchy and keep women chasing an ideal of perfection that is neither achievable nor really desirable.
"Women," Loehnen explains, "'have been trained for goodness. Men, meanwhile, have been trained for power.'
Elise is the former chief content officer of Gwyneth Paltrow’s company Goop, where she oversaw its blog, newsletter, book imprint and podcast as well as its Netflix documentary series, “The Goop Lab.”
In 2020, Loehen decided to step down from her position with the company and On Our Best Behaviour is her firstly solely by-lined book. She has ghostwritten 12 other titles.
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