The Good Girl rebellion: How to stop caring if you’re likeable

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<p>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...</p><br><p>In this episode –</p><br><p>-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</p><br><p>-Paloma Faith pinpoints the ways women make themselves smaller in order to make others feel more comfortable</p><br><p>-Sophie Ellis-Bextor explains how she’s learnt to navigate mum guilt while not minimising the importance of her career</p><br><p>-Natasha Bedingfield talks about the powerful effects of physically speaking your truth and voicing your needs</p><br><p>-Afua Hirsch reflects on how colonisation in her native country Ghana has affected her notions of what it means to be good, pure woman</p><br><p>-Florence Given explores not letting outside opinion dictate who you are and how to stop feeling the need to defend or explain yourself</p><br><p>-Dawn French waxes lyrical about the joy of getting things wrong and embracing imperfection</p><br><p>-Emily Atack explains how online abuse almost broke her, but ultimately strengthened her resolve to be an even bolder version of herself</p><br><p>Listen to the full episodes here –</p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2b95f6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Louise Redknapp</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/245babhttps:/pod.fo/e/245bab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paloma Faith</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2a124c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sophie Ellis Bextor</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/21ebf2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Natasha Bedingfield</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2b12ae" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Afua Hirsch</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/27d879" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Florence Given</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/23125c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dawn French</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/15f453" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Atack</a></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Child on the line is a three-part documentary podcast series celebrating the Volunteer Counsellors of Childline, and the brave children &amp; young people who contact the helpline service.</p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://www.childonthelinepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.childonthelinepodcast.com/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>