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Choosing Wholeness Over Goodness: A Workshop with Elise Loehnen

Choosing Wholeness Over Goodness: A Workshop with Elise Loehnen

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Book Society, 2945 College Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94705
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What if being “good” has been holding us back?

Join us for a transformative evening with Elise Loehnen, New York Times bestselling author of On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good, as we examine how deeply ingrained cultural expectations of goodness, perfection, and self-sacrifice shape our lives—and how we can choose wholeness instead.

Building on her acclaimed book and her newest workbook Choosing Wholeness Over Goodness: A Process for Reclaiming the True Self, co-authored with acclaimed coach Courtney Smith, Elise will guide us through powerful self-inquiries and exercises designed to help us identify the stories we’ve inherited about womanhood and success—and begin rewriting them.


Your ticket includes:

  • A thought-provoking conversation and guided workshop with Elise Loehnen

  • A copy of Elise’s new workbook Choosing Wholeness Over Goodness: A Process for Reclaiming the True Self

  • Light bites and a curated wine pairing inspired by On Our Best Behavior

  • Reflective writing exercises and take-home prompts for continued exploration

  • Book signing, connection, and community mingling

Copies of Elise’s book On Our Best Behavior will also be available for purchase.


About Elise

Elise Loehnen is the New York Times bestselling author of On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good. A writer, editor, and host of the Pulling the Thread podcast, Elise is known for her cultural insight and deep curiosity about human behavior and the systems that shape it. She previously served as Chief Content Officer of Goop and co-hosted The Goop Podcast. Through her work, Elise continues to challenge cultural narratives and invite women to come home to themselves.

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