Overnights with Mike JeffreysOvernights with Mike Jeffreys - Highlights
When much of the city sleeps, Mike Jeffreys is keeping you company. Mike provides laughs and companionship, the news & stories of the day from midnig…Mike speaks with Dr Marny Lishman, Doctor of Psychology, about how romantic comedies shaped unrealistic ideas about love for many women who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s.
She explains how films and fairy tales promoted the idea of being rescued by the “perfect man,” while overlooking self-reliance and resilience.
Dr Lishman says true empowerment comes from realising we can face life’s challenges ourselves, and asks: what message did your favourite rom com teach you?
Dr Lishman's latest book ‘Only You: The Unexpected Gift of Being Alone’ available now wherever books are sold
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