Fearne’s been thinking a lot lately about how much of her life she’s spent people pleasing as a result of wanting to be liked. So today, how to break free from the ‘good girl’ your family, friends, colleagues, and society expect you to be...
In this episode –
-Louise Redknapp clarifies why being described as ‘nice’ isn’t a compliment and how she’s gone about making people see her as a multi-faceted human
-Paloma Faith pinpoints the ways women make themselves smaller in order to make others feel more comfortable
-Sophie Ellis-Bextor explains how she’s learnt to navigate mum guilt while not minimising the importance of her career
-Natasha Bedingfield talks about the powerful effects of physically speaking your truth and voicing your needs
-Afua Hirsch reflects on how colonisation in her native country Ghana has affected her notions of what it means to be good, pure woman
-Florence Given explores not letting outside opinion dictate who you are and how to stop feeling the need to defend or explain yourself
-Dawn French waxes lyrical about the joy of getting things wrong and embracing imperfection
-Emily Atack explains how online abuse almost broke her, but ultimately strengthened her resolve to be an even bolder version of herself
Listen to the full episodes here –
Louise Redknapp
Paloma Faith
Sophie Ellis Bextor
Natasha Bedingfield
Afua Hirsch
Florence Given
Dawn French
Emily Atack
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