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Oct 2024
49m 3s

#222: Stop Being a “Good Girl” with Elis...

Mary Jelkovsky
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My whole life I have strived to be a “good girl.” But after this conversation with Elise Loehnen, I no longer want to be. You will learn... - the history behind the 7 deadly sins and how they’ve been weaponized by the patriarchy - who Mary Magdalene really was and how she got mislabeled as a prostitute - why thinness is the dominant beauty ideal in our curr ... Show More
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