The Good Girl Hangover

Have you ever followed all the rules and still felt vaguely hollow? Ever done everything right and wondered why it doesn't feel like yours? Ever woken up somewhere in midlife and realised the map you've been navigating by was never actually yours to begin with?Have you ever felt the exhaustion of being so easy to be around — and not been able to explain why that exhausts you?If any of that lands, this episode is for you.This week, I'm exploring one of the oldest and most quietly costly patterns in women's lives. The good girl script. Where it comes from, what it costs, and what happens in that disorienting in-between space when it starts to crack.We go deep on this one. To Sylvia Plath and the fig tree. To Kate Chopin, writing in 1899, about a woman daring to want her own life. To an instruction carved above the entrance to the Oracle at Delphi 2,500 years ago that we are still, somehow, only beginning to heed.This episode is also drawn from Chapter 3 of my book Choose Yourself — The Trouble with Being Good.Come for a walk with me on this one.Share Your ThoughtsCONNECT WITH EIMEAR Free Resources and More: https://stan.store/eimearzoneExplore Working With Eimear: Book a Call: https://eimearzone.as.me/breakthrough📱 Instagram: @eimearzonecoach 💻 Website: eimearzone.com 📧 Email: [email protected] Subscribe to Girl, Choose Yourself on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. © 2026 Eimear Zone Coaching. All rights reserved.