How Do You Rebuild Your Life After the "Good Girl" Narrative? with Rachel Madorsky

About this episode

Rachel Madorsky discusses overcoming the 'Good Girl' narrative and introduces her concept of 'Policies' for self-empowerment.

In this deeply soulful episode of Don’t Shrink to Fit, host Claudia Noriega Bernstein welcomes Rachel, an author and coach dedicated to helping women master the art of self-love. Rachel shares her journey of moving past the cultural "domestication" that teaches women to be quiet, compliant, and small. Rachel introduces us to her revolutionary concept of "Policies", a softer, more empowering alternative to rigid boundaries, and shares the secret to her famous "slow mornings." Together, Claudia...

People in this episode

Host: Claudia Noriega Bernstein

Guest: Rachel Madorsky

Topics covered

• self-love
• empowerment
• cultural narratives
• personal growth
• women's issues

Keywords

• self-love
• Good Girl narrative
• empowerment
• Policies
• slow mornings
• women's empowerment

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