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Michelle Minnikin
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This is a place where I share my thoughts and my journey. I write about Good Girl Deprogramming coaching, playing big, ADHD, self-compassion, loneliness, belonging and pirates.
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How does language hold you back in the workplace?
In this blog, we're diving deep into those sneaky language habits that can undermine our authority and confidence.
Michelle Minnikin
May 27, 20246 min read
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How To Be A Good Male Ally - What Does Allyship Look Like?
Last week I was delighted to be invited back onto the WB-40 podcast with Matt Ballantine and Chris Weston to talk about Good Girl...
Michelle Minnikin
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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Breaking Free: Navigating the Good Girl Double Bind
The Good Girl double bind is a concept that highlights the societal expectations and challenges faced by women in the workplace,...
Michelle Minnikin
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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Unleashing Authentic Leadership: Breaking Free from Good Girl Conditioning
Looking back now I see that this was all my Good Girl Conditioning. It was completely getting in the way of me getting my job done effective
Michelle Minnikin
Sep 22, 20236 min read
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How to take the fear out of job interviews
Now the world is opening up a bit more, I have noticed that my clients are starting to get interviews. And then the fear starts to kick...
Michelle Minnikin
May 9, 20217 min read
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Why do you need a “niche”?
They say that “variety is the spice of life” on one hand and then every bloody thing you read on creating a business is that you need a...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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Is it safe to be visible?
Why am I so scared of being visible? Because being visible is safe. Our brain is so good at keeping us safe. Of course it is. It’s how we...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 13, 20212 min read
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Do you ever feel like you're just not "normal"?
I thought I was weird. Thought that there was something wrong with me. Why was I different from everyone else? Why could I see things...
Michelle Minnikin
Mar 6, 20215 min read
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So, what's it like to be a Psychologist?
I get asked this quite a bit. So thought it would be a good idea to write a quick blog so people can find out more about what I do....
Michelle Minnikin
Oct 26, 20202 min read
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Business Start-up Advice To Me
I have just answered a question on an awards application - What piece of advice would you give to you when you started out. Gosh, what a...
Michelle Minnikin
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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Being More Pirate
Last summer I came across this amazing book... Be More Pirate by Sam Conniff Allende and subsequently became a little fanatical about...
Michelle Minnikin
Feb 10, 20193 min read
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My Why (2019 edition)
So, I am a Chartered Business / Organisational / Work / Occupational / I/O Psychologist who has spent most of my career in Human...
Michelle Minnikin
Jan 21, 20193 min read
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