We didn’t question it.
We absorbed it.
Quietly. Early. Repeatedly.
“Good girls don’t.”
Not loudly.
Not explicitly.
But enough to shape how we moved—
what we wanted, what we denied, what we believed we were allowed to feel.
This week on The Women’s Current, we’re joined by Anna Rollins, author of Famished, for a conversation that explores how deeply those messages take root—and how they continue to influence women’s relationships with food, sex, and their own bodies.
Because this isn’t about rules.
It’s about conditioning.
In this episode, we explore:
• How “good girl” messaging shapes behavior long before we recognize it
• The connection between food, control, and emotional survival
• What happens when desire—of any kind—is labeled as something to manage or suppress
• How women begin to question the rules they didn’t consciously choose
A moment that stays with us:
“Good girls don’t want too much.”
This isn’t a conversation about rebellion.
It’s about recognition.
When you see it—
you can’t unsee it.
Listen if you’ve ever asked:
Where did these rules come from?
What was I taught without realizing it?
What changes when I stop following them?
GOOD GIRLS DON’T
Links:
Guest: Anna Rollins
Website: https://www.annajrollins.com/
IG: annajrollins
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