Description
What is Good Girl Syndrome, and what happens when women begin releasing the lifelong conditioning to self-silence, people-please, and put everyone else first?
In this conversation, Sara Hirsh Bordo, award-winning filmmaker, founder of Women Rising®, and bestselling author of Autoimmunity & The Good Girls: How Permission to Put Ourselves First Has the Power to Keep Us Well, joins Divine Feminine Mentor Syma Kharal for a powerful conversation on the journey from Good Girl to Goddess.
Sara is also a two-time graduate of Syma Kharal’s Flourishing Goddess® Awakened Goddess Training Mystery School and was initiated as a High Priestess during Syma’s Egypt Goddess Pilgrimage.
In this powerful conversation, they explore:
✨ Sara's personal journey from Good Girl to Goddess
✨ Why she felt called to write Autoimmunity & The Good Girls and why this message is so timely for women today
✨ The hidden signs of Good Girl conditioning and people-pleasing
✨ What being a "good woman" can look like and how those patterns quietly shape our lives
✨ Practical ways women can begin prioritizing their own well-being with greater authenticity and self-permission
✨ Why Sara chose to weave the Divine Feminine into her healing journey and her book
✨ The heroine's journey, receptivity, self-sovereignty, and what becomes possible as women reclaim themselves
Sara also shares the inspiration behind her research, the experiences that shaped this work, and why she believes healing begins when we stop abandoning ourselves and start living from a place that is authentically our own.
🌹 Learn more about Sara and order her bestselling book:
https://autoimmunityandthegoodgirls.com/
🌹Connect with Sara Hirsh Bordo on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sarahirshbordo/
Chapters:
00:00 From Good Girl to Goddess
00:21 Autoimmunity & The Good Girls with Sara Hirsh Bordo
03:02 What Is Good Girl Syndrome?
07:27 Why Women Become People Pleasers
14:02 Signs of Good Girl Syndrome
19:39 How Good Girl Syndrome Starts in Childhood
23:16 How Good Girl Syndrome Affects Adult Women
30:13 How to Heal Good Girl Syndrome
35:02 Divine Feminine Healing in Women's Wellness
38:42 What Is Remothering?
44:20 Goddess Archetypes for Healing
48:10 How to Put Yourself First Without Guilt
52:36 How to Stop Abandoning Yourself
56:37 How to Reclaim Your Authentic Self
1:00:06 Divine Partnership & Spiritual Growth
1:05:02 How to Receive Without Guilt
1:13:00 Healing the Inner Child
1:23:54 Living as Your Authentic Self
1:35:02 Goddess Hygeia & the Sacred Path of Healing
1:38:23 Balancing the Divine Feminine & Divine Masculine
Disclaimer: The views, opinions, research, and personal experiences shared by guests in this interview series are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Syma Kharal or Flourishing Goddess®. These conversations are intended to inspire thoughtful reflection and dialogue and should not be construed as medical, psychological, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please consult the appropriate qualified professional regarding your individual circumstances.