Great Substack resources

Our research has found that when it comes to freeing ourselves from our ‘good girl’ beliefs, ‘uniquely you’ role models are essential.

Many women shared that between the ages of 3 and 18, they encountered positive alternatives to the 'good girl' narrative through women who refused to conform —whether that was a fictional character (i.e., Anne of Green Gables), a famous icon (i.e., Suzy Quatro), a family member (i.e., an aunt), or a friend. By learning from their knowledge, tools, and support, we discover how to:

• Show self-compassion: Accepting our imperfections, we confidently learn and grow without shame.

• Securely attaching: Accepting our need for safety, we unapologetically prioritize self-care and set healthy boundaries.

• Strengthen self-leadership: Accepting our longing for authenticity, we courageously speak up and remain true to ourselves.

This page of resource is dedicated to celebrating the incredible women who are helping others to break free from their 'good girl' beliefs. It’s an evolving document, with new resources added regularly. Thank you to all the amazing women leading the way for so many of us.

If you're writing about how women can 'shake off' society’s 'good girl' expectations, we’d love to share your beautiful role-modeling. Please add your Substack or other resources with a brief description in the comments below.

• Pulling the Thread with Elise Loehnen
  Pulling apart the stories we tell about who we are so we can re-write a truer version.

• Trust Embodied with Angela Blizzard
  Unlearning oppressive beliefs about our relationship to our bodies and how we can better connect to it.

• Real Nourished: Reinventing Your Relationship with Food
  Helping women reestablish healthy connections with food and exercise to better show up in the rest of their lives.

• Hilary Miller-Perry writes a publication called “Cutting The Strings”
  On how different beliefs and patterns keep us small and silent.

• You're Right, I Do Look Tired
  A people pleaser in recovery, writing honestly about her life.

• Your Midlife Matters with Alana Kirk, the Midlife Coach
  Redefining the socialising and outdated conditioning that constantly tells women how and who they should be.

• Peaceful Power: The Art of Confident Self-Ownership
  On how to silence the inner critic and fully embrace your truth.

• We Are Mimosa with Denyse Whillier
  A place to find inspiration and empowerment in a world where women in business and leadership are routinely underestimated and overlooked.

• Happy Endings
  A shameless exhibition of all things love.

• Youtopia
  Yoga classes, spiritual guidance, and wellness tools to nurture your inner garden.

• Saved by Grace
  On how burnout and selling everything she owned changed her life.

• Inner Compass
  Shedding the conditioning of how we should be.

• The Korean Southerner
  Reflections on how we fit in and how freeing it is to not.

• Forager Fridays
  For wild women who want to cultivate a deeper connection with the earth and nurture relationships with others.

• Because Life is Messy...
  For finding the gold in the beautiful mess of our lives.

• There’s Nothing Wrong With You (And There Never Was)
  On how to recover and find your badass, kick-ass, true self.

• Kinda Conquering Creative Fear with Caroline
  A look at the limitations we place on ourselves and our creativity

• Sensational: saving the world while feeling it deeply
  A place for highly sensitive change-makers to create community and learn to work with their bodies.

• Wellness Discovery by Heather Hausenblas, PhD
  Exploring health for midlife and beyond. I do the research so you don't have to. No lab coat required.

• Living With Big Dreams
  Stories, soul, and support for people chasing meaningful work.

• The Reluctant Capitalist

  A business mentor that for solopreneurs, tackling shame, justice and sustainable growth.

• Finding Possibility by Rachael Gaibel
  Inspiration and stories on turning vision into momentum to create change aligned with what matters to you.

• Mande White-Pearl
  Helping self-aware women trust their bodies, embrace their weirdness, and recognize the next version of themselves emerging.

• Live Your Delicious Life
  Helping you create time for random acts of self-kindness and joy while pressed in the middle of work, family, caregiving, and expectation.

• Please note: We are mindful that ‘girl’ and ‘woman’ are socially constructed ideas of gender that can fall painfully short of defining the fabulous complexity of who we each are. If these words resonate with part of how you have previously or currently identified yourself, we’d love to hear about your lived experiences.