142: The Myth of the Selfless Woman: Why Childless Women Feel the Need to Prove Their Worth
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142: The Myth of the Selfless Woman: Why Childless Women Feel the Need to Prove Their Worth
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You don’t have kids, but somehow you’re still hustling to prove you're a good woman. Why?
We live in a world that glorifies selflessness—and if you're not a mother, the pressure to perform it in other ways is real.
This episode is a wake-up call to the invisible ways you're trying to prove your worth by over-giving.
✨ What if everything you've been taught about what makes a woman “good” is actually a trap?
I'm pulling back the curtain on a cultural myth that affects millions of women—especially those without children:
👉 The belief that your worth lies in how much you sacrifice.
For moms, their worth is often tied to how much they sacrifice for their children.
And what happens when a woman doesn’t have children?
🔹 She sacrifices in other ways
🔹People still (either consciously or subconsciously) label her as "selfish"
🔹 And that label silently drives perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnout
You’ll hear:
- A personal story that cracked open the invisible pressure to “earn” our place in the world
- How both mothers and non-mothers are gaslit by impossible double standards
- The hidden cost of trying to “make up” for not having kids
- And how to reclaim your worth—without guilt, without apology
🔥 You’ll Learn:
- The real reason high-achieving women without kids overcommit and overgive
- How patriarchy + pronatalism are behind the myth of the “ideal woman”
- Why even your most “empowered” choices may be driven by fear of being seen as selfish
- A reframe that will change how you say yes and no forever
If you’ve ever wrestled with guilt for honouring your own needs, if you’ve bent over backwards to seem “selfless,” - this episode is your permission slip.
Ready to reclaim your life without apology?
Tune in!
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Website: sherijohnson.ca