Gemma Spike

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14,253 appearances 30 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

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The Psychology of your 20s · 460. The psychology of 'good girl' syndrome · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

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Suppression is one of the most depleting cognitive responses. voice-verified

It activates these higher order brain regions like the prefrontal cortex, which decrease activation in self-emotion processing centers like the amygdala. voice-verified

This leads to increased cortisol secretion, it in it leads to increased adrenaline, and that can all disrupt immune system functioning, hence the rise of autoimmune diseases. voice-verified

There's still so much research that is ongoing on in this space. voice-verified

so much like that it's probably gonna come out in the next couple of years, but I find it so shocking. voice-verified

That being a good girl looks so neat and tidy from the outside and looks so pretty, but it is wrecking our bodies from the inside out, all for the comfort and peace of others. voice-verified

Beyond the f the physical impact, the psychological impact, the immune system impact. voice-verified

There is also a professional cost and a financial cost, a literal monetary cost to being a good girl. voice-verified

One of the most significant costs of this complex is that being liked sometimes seems incompatible with taking up space, and taking up space is often required. voice-verified

In this society. voice-verified

To get ahead, to increase your surface area for luck, and to access opportunities. voice-verified

If you are constantly trying not to inconvenience anyone, there is a lot of things that you won't do. voice-verified

you won't pitch the idea, you won't ask for a raise, you probably won't take credit for your own work, you probably won't call out bad behavior, you probably won't apply for jobs that you maybe don't think that you're qualified for. voice-verified

Now over a lifetime this stacks up in a way that is voice-verified

Immeasurable. voice-verified

Missed opportunities that could have changed your life, raises, money, promotions, risks that could have opened entirely new doors, but also missed friendships and missed relationships, and crucially a missed relationship with who you really are, which is the most critical of all. voice-verified

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The next kind of question to ask is how do we go about challenging this, especially when Good Girl Syndrome feels like a friend and feels like it's getting you somewhere. voice-verified

I'm gonna talk about four strategies here. voice-verified

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