Nice Lady Syndrome

"Nice Lady Syndrome", also known as “Good Girl Syndrome" is a term that refers to a set of behaviors and attitudes often exhibited by women who feel the need to be overly polite and accommodating, even at the expense of their own needs and desires. Other ways that this might show up in your life are in people-pleasing or perfectionist tendencies: needing to appear as a good friend, good wife, good daughter, good mother, a good employee, or boss. But when we have to fulfill all of these roles (for fear of being judged for not being good enough), what happens is that we prioritize other people’s experience of us over authenticity, and what we want. This thought process and behavior directly impact our health because when we’re putting other people’s wants before our own needs for fear of how we’ll be perceived, our self-care becomes demoted among the many things that are on our to-do list. Get full show notes and more information here: https://elizabethsherman.com/podcast/115