The Ruthless Ways Women Compete With Each Other - Dr Tracy Vaillancourt - #711
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Dr Tracy Vaillancourt is a professor at the University of Ottawa, a researcher and an author with a focus on the link between violence and mental health. Intrasexual competition is present in all animals, however the sophistication of this rivalry amongst human females is unbelievably impressive. The "fairer sex" wield their competition in some very weird, wonderful and ruthless ways. Expect to learn why women use indirect aggression as a competition strategy, how resource scarcity influences competition, whether children actually developed just fine with no consequences during the pandemic, the relationship between bullying and social status, the impact of bullying on a developing brain and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a free month's supply of macadamia milk from House Of Macadamias’ at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Why Women Hate Their Sexy Friends (07:08) The Psychology of Slut-Shaming (14:34) Do Men Use Indirect Aggression Too? (19:35) Intra-Sex Dynamics of Female Sports (27:51) Why Women Attack to Cure Jealousy (33:04) Hairdressers Are Sabotaging Attractive Women (36:34) Declining Mental Health in Young Girls (41:35) The Problem with Social Media (45:25) Relationship Between Bullying & Status (51:40) How is Adult Bullying Different? (59:50) How Our Bodies React to Bullying (1:13:30) Reversing the Harm of Past Bullying (1:20:52) Interventions to Reduce Bullying (1:25:51) Where to Find Tracy Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ Buy my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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