Episode 95: Are You Ready to Say Goodbye to Your Good Girl? with Caitlin Judd

About this episode

In this episode, Emma Lagerlow discusses with Caitlin Judd the hidden costs of being the 'good girl' and how to break free from societal expectations.

Have you ever wondered whether being the "good girl" is actually holding you back? Maybe you've spent years being the good daughter, the good employee, the good partner, the good mum - putting everyone else's needs ahead of your own and measuring your worth by how much you do for others. But what if constantly being "good" comes at a cost? In this episode of It's a Mindset, I sit down with author, strategist and community builder Caitlin Judd to explore the hidden cost of being the "good girl" and what it takes to break free from the expectations that no longer serve us. Caitlin's journey has taken her from corporate life to building a portfolio career across consulting, coaching, digital products and entrepreneurship. She is the co-founder of the award-winning female founder community lady-brains and author of the thought-provoking book Good Girl, Goodbye. Together, we explore the conditioning many women inherit, where it comes from, and how it can quietly shape our identities, relationships, careers and sense of self-worth. As someone who has often identified with being the "good girl" myself, I found this conversation incredibly insightful. Feeling like being a good girl was…

People in this episode

Host: Emma Lagerlow

Guest: Caitlin Judd

Topics covered

• good girl syndrome
• self-worth
• women's empowerment
• identity
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• good girl
• self-improvement
• women's identity
• Caitlin Judd
• entrepreneurship
• self-worth
• expectations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: lady-brains

Books & works: Good Girl, Goodbye

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