Episode 19 - Guilt, Boundaries, and Asking for What You Need with Michaela Thomas
Michaela Thomas is a Clinical Psychologist, coach, speaker, founder of the psychology practice The Thomas Connection and author of The Lasting Connection – develop love and compassion for yourself and your partner.
Michaela specialises in the intersection between perfectionism and ADHD, with its ties with stress, anxiety, depression, productivity, procrastination, burnout, and overall wellbeing. Michaela helps ambitious female leaders with ADHD burn bright without burning out, finding sustainable success using her Pause Purpose Play framework in group coaching, therapy and speaking.
What we talk about:
1:28 - Michaela’s Journey with Good Girl Conditioning
2:55 - The Impact of Janteloven
5:13 - Keeping Women Small
9:11 - The Balance Between Modesty and Assertiveness
12:55 - The Tea Experiment
16:54 - The Role of Guilt and Backdraft in Good Girl Deprogramming
20:38 - Receiving Compassion from Others
23:52 - Burning Bright Without Burning Out
30:07 - Final Reflections and a Powerful Question
Follow Micheala on social media:
Website - https://thethomasconnection.co.uk/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_thomas_connection
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaela-thomas/
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
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Find out if you’re a Good Girl at https://goodgirlquiz.co.uk/
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