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For many women, being a daughter is not just a family role.

It's a lifelong job.

From coordinating family holiday schedules to mediating arguments,

a, quote, good daughter, unquote, is often expected to act as the glue that binds a family

together. Today we're going to talk to a researcher who studies what she calls daughtering

about the work of being a daughter. Why is this labor so often invisible to families

and to women themselves?

How does daughtering affect women's mental health and identity?

How does it change over the lifespan,

from childhood to middle age?

What role does birth order play

is eldest daughter syndrome a real thing?

And how can daughters and families rethink these roles to make them sustainable and fulfilling for everyone?

Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines

the links between psychological science and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills.

My guest today is Dr. Allison Alford, a clinical associate professor at the Baylor University

Hankemer School of Business. She holds a PhD in

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