{"product_id":"9781526651945-on-our-best-behaviour","title":"On Our Best Behaviour","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the host of Pulling The Thread\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStop trying to be “good.” Start living freely.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stunning, big and bold encyclopaedia of how to live' \u003cb\u003eLISA TADDEO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Astute, radical and utterly compelling' \u003cb\u003eKATHERINE MAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You will finish this book and immediately hand your copy to your best friend' \u003cb\u003eJENNIFER ANISTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do so many women feel the need to be “good”, even at their own expense?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do we apologise when we’ve done nothing wrong?\u003cbr\u003eStruggle with people-pleasing and setting boundaries?\u003cbr\u003ePut others first, even when it leads to burnout and resentment?\u003cbr\u003ePraise ourselves for self-denial?\u003cbr\u003eSilence our anger?\u003cbr\u003eIgnore our needs?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe’re told this is what makes us \"good\" women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOn Our Best Behaviour\u003c\/i\u003e, Elise Loehnen reveals how these patterns aren’t natural - they’re learned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on feminism, psychology and cultural history, she exposes how women have been conditioned to self-regulate through an enduring framework: \u003cb\u003eLust. Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Envy. Pride.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese so-called “deadly sins” have shaped how women relate to their bodies (gluttony, lust), limit their ambition (greed, pride), and suppress anger and truth (wrath). This is not just theory - it’s a system that still influences how women behave every day. \u003ci\u003eOn Our Best Behaviour \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a new path - one where we build a life rooted in self-trust, autonomy and emotional freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A guide to liberation and a return to the authentic feminine self' \u003cb\u003eGABOR MATÉ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly reframes our toxic cultural programming' \u003cb\u003eLORI GOTTLIEB \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a really important book' \u003cb\u003eCHELSEA HANDLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41534114201697,"sku":"9781526651945","price":9.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26891934.jpg?v=1721332270","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526651945-on-our-best-behaviour","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}