New Research: Being A "Good Girl" Is Making You Sick (Really). Here's How + What To Do
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What is the connection between being a 'good girl' and autoimmune disease?
Women have been told how we have to show up at work, in our relationships, in our families, in society at large, forever. And it turns out it's costing us way more than we thought. It's making us sick. And we're just at the beginning stages of research that will change how we think about disease forever. My guest today, Sarah Hirsch Bordeaux, is a 15-time award-winning documentary filmmaker who has made films for Toyota, ESPN, The Gates Foundation, the Wonder Woman franchise. She is also somebody who was hit with melanoma, breast tumors, Hashimoto's, and Epstein-Barr all at once. And instead of just treating it, she did what any great documentarian does. She investigated it. She funded her own research of a thousand women, the first ever study on the relationship between empowerment and autoimmune conditions.
And what she found was absolutely groundbreaking. Women who are taught to self-silence, to caretake, to put others before themselves, are disproportionately likely to develop autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto's and lupus and MS and fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and more. Her study was endorsed by a former U.S. Surgeon General, and it's an absolute paradigm shift in how we think about autoimmune conditions. Sarah has since completely healed. She did it in a pretty unconventional way. We're going to talk about exactly what she did today. I am so excited for you guys to hear this episode because it's really the beginning of what I think is going to be a revolution in how we think about and treat these things.
This is an episode that you are going to want to send to every single woman in your life, and especially the oldest daughters. You're going to find out more about why in a second. Sarah Hirsch Bordeaux, welcome to the podcast. Welcome to the Liz Moody Podcast, where we believe that there is always something that you can do to create a life that feels amazing, and we help you figure out how to find the lever to pull at any moment to actually do that.
Thank you so much, new friend.
I'm so excited to have you here. You are so sweet. You're so fun to talk to already. So I almost feel bad because I'm going to be bringing up some intense topics because you wrote about some pretty intense stuff in this book. I did do.
How did Sara Hirsh Bordo's health challenges lead to groundbreaking research?
We're all living intensely. We are all living intensely. How are you doing these days? Fantastic. Yeah? Okay, so we're going to get into that whole arc of that journey, but let's start with you being 42 years old. When you were 42 years old, within 18 months, you were diagnosed with melanoma, breast tumors, you had a Hashimoto's flare-up, and you had active Epstein-Barr all at once. So can you take me back to that year? What was going through your head?
Well, not to jump to the end of the story, but I think sometimes that the catalysts that happen for us as reckonings tend to be times that tend to be their most uncomfortable. For me, it was the sequence that was one more and then one more and then one more. And for so many women who were diagnosed with chronic conditions, And I also had breast tumors and ovarian cysts at the same time. It was like my body was screaming at me to pay attention. But at the time I didn't give it that voice. I give my body that voice now.
So where did that shift for you? You're going in and out of all of these doctor's appointments, I imagine. And they're just like another diagnosis, another diagnosis. And I imagine you're, are you feeling physically unwell at this time? Completely unwell.
Okay. I was in the middle of another film project.
Why are eldest and only daughters more affected by autoimmune conditions?
that I was kind of the human version of the giving tree. And I think a lot of us that are in an entrepreneurial space, I've been an entrepreneur and owning my own production company now for about 15 years. And there are these times that it's like no matter what's asked, we keep giving more. Because for some of us that are non-biological mothers, these creations have a heartbeat to us. And we care about their well-being. So if my film needs help or my company needs help, there is no length that is too great to show up for it because it's our contribution creatively.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the connection between being a 'good girl' and autoimmune disease?
0:00–2:09
2
How did Sara Hirsh Bordo's health challenges lead to groundbreaking research?
2:09–3:40
3
Why are eldest and only daughters more affected by autoimmune conditions?
3:40–7:57
4
What role does epigenetics play in health and disease?
7:57–11:38
5
How did Sara heal from multiple autoimmune conditions?
11:38–15:58
6
What practical steps can women take to advocate for their health?
15:58–19:49
7
What insights does Sara share about her research on women's health?
19:49–21:45
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How can understanding childhood experiences impact adult health?
21:45–1:36:13
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