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Perfectionism, that nagging feeling of never doing enough, of never being good enough, guilt any time you practice a little self-care. Do you ever wonder where these feelings and inner voices that dog us come from? It's a question I've given a lot of thought to and deep-dived into in today's Oh Health podcast with Elise Loehnen, author of her newest release, the NYT Bestseller, "On Our Best Behavior: The 7 Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good."Join me for the latest episode of On Health as we explore the roots of perfectionism, being a "good mom," and being a "good girl," and discuss: Elise’s firsthand experience with high-functioning anxiety and its influence on the content of her new bookThe relentless pursuit of self-improvement and the longing to be "good enough."The idea of "Hungry Ghosts" and how so many of us have narratives and ideas chasing us that make us feel inadequate What it means to be "good" as a woman and mother, and why we deny ourselves certain pleasures that don’t