Hating yourself is boring.
In a totally unplanned episode, I discuss the differences I’ve noticed between British girls and American girls in how he approach our insecurities - and my theories about why British women are more self deprecating. Hint: It’s not that we hate ourselves more, it’s that we’re not given cultural permission to want MORE - and that we’re encouraged socially to be humble, small and hate ourselves as a form of proving our virtue. Let’s dive IN! Description from maia: Why are British women so much more self-deprecating than American women? It's not that we hate ourselves more, it's that we were never given cultural permission to want MORE. We're taught to stay humble, small, and self-critical as a way of proving our virtue. In this (totally unplanned) episode, I get into the differences I've noticed between British and American women in how we handle our insecurities and my theory about where that quiet self-erasure actually comes from. Let's dive IN! _________ Please leave us a REVIEW and rate our show if you loved this episode! 🌟 Follow me on Instagram @florencegiven Follow the podcast @theflorencegivenshow Buy my NEW BOOK here: https://linktr.ee/womenlivingdeliciously Watch + join the comment section on YouTube: / @theflorencegivenshow Created By Florence Given Directed and Creatively Produced by Florence Given Produced by Kate Downey Video Editing by Mika Bryony

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