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The impact of body shaming on women and girls

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Seventy percent of teenage girls feel shame about their bodies.

This episode originally aired on Dec. 10, 2024.

Shame is one of those universal feelings, especially if you’re a woman.

Seventy percent of teenage girls feel shame about their bodies. Three out of four executive women struggle with imposter syndrome, and many working mothers are embarrassed by their work-life balance.

So what do we do about this pervasive and sometimes pernicious sense of shame?

We’re talking with Melissa Petro, author of a new book Shame on You: How to Be a Woman in the Age of Mortification.

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