Episode 30 - What Is a Bad Person? Unravelling Good Girl Conditioning with Alex Barker

Alex is a Captain of Be More Pirate, a book turned social movement and home for professional rule breaking (look out for season 3 of our podcast coming soon...)

Alex is author of How to: Be More Pirate, a speaker, facilitator, and a coach for women. For the past four years she has delved into the world of good girl conditioning with Pass the Mic; a speaking programme designed to help women find and own their voice.

What we talk about:

• 1:48 – Alex shares how being the eldest child shaped her “good girl” tendencies.

• 4:00 – Ballet, boobs, and being shamed for not fitting the mould.

• 9:27 – The subtle but powerful role of media, Spice Girls vs. societal approval.

• 14:45 – The evolution from good girl to fierce boundary-setter.

• 23:30 – The small ways we override our needs (and how to reclaim your day).

• 35:34 – The big provocation: What is a bad person, really?
  

Follow Alex on social media:  

Website - https://alexbarker.co.uk/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexandrabrkr & https://www.instagram.com/bemorepirate/ 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-barker-46745471/ 

Follow Michelle on social media:  

Website - https://www.michelleminnikin.com/  

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mminnikin/  

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/goodgirldeprogramming  

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@michelleminnikin

Buy Good Girl Deprogramming

Ebook and Paperback available at all good bookshops (and Amazon - https://amzn.to/3AQHuFf) 

Audible - https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0D9MKBDBW/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-406719&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_406719_rh_uk 

Take the Good Girl Quiz

Find out if you’re a Good Girl at https://goodgirlquiz.co.uk/ 

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