Good Girl Rebellion

010: Why Women Strive: How to Stop Chasing and Start Choosing

Do you ever reach a milestone and immediately move the goalposts? Do you find yourself thinking: I’ll slow down after this launch, this month, this next thing… only to realise there is always another thing? Do you feel driven and ambitious but secretly wonder why success still feels further away than it should? If that feels familiar, this episode is for you. This week on the Good Girl Rebellion podcast, Anna is joined by psychotherapist, mindful compassion coach and retreat leader Ange Cameron to talk about striving. At first, this conversation looks like it’s about ambition. But it quickly becomes something much bigger. Together, Anna and Ange explore the difference between healthy ambition and proving, why so many women feel pressure to keep achieving without ever arriving, and how messages around productivity, resilience and “having it all” can quietly disconnect us from ourselves. They talk about the difference between building from choice versus building from fear, why women often move from one set of expectations to another and call it freedom, and whether success is supposed to feel this exhausting. This is a conversation about enough. About seasons. About learning to distinguish capability from endless endurance. And about asking whether the life you’re building is actually the one you want. In this episode: • What striving really means and why many women don’t recognise it in themselves • The difference between healthy ambition and proving your worth • Why reaching milestones doesn’t always create fulfilment • The connection between good girl conditioning and achievement • The hidden cost of constantly moving the goalposts • Why rest is not laziness and what happens in the brain when we recharge • Resilience versus capability and learning to honour your capacity • Building businesses and lives in seasons rather than constant output • Internal validation, self-worth and coming back to yourself • What becomes possible when women stop striving to become more and start trusting they already are enough If you’ve ever felt exhausted by chasing the next milestone or wondered whether there is another way to succeed without abandoning yourself in the process, this conversation is for you. It’s time. About Ange For 34 years, Ange Cameron has been helping people navigate life’s challenges with greater courage, self-awareness and compassion. She’s a psychotherapist, mindful compassion coach, sauna master and retreat leader who works with both individuals and organisations across Scotland and leads wild retreats in Scotland and the Azores, Portugal, where coaching, mindfulness, nature and meaningful connection come together. Her work is rooted in a simple belief: We have one life and it’s far too precious to spend disconnected from what matters most. Away from work, she’s happiest in the sea, on a coastal path, in a sauna, or exploring her fascination with nature, marine life and the wonders of the world around us. https://www.direction.org.uk/ [https://www.direction.org.uk/] @directionscotland [https://www.instagram.com/directionscotland] @saundacultureuk [https://www.instagram.com/saunacultureuk]

009: Why Women Wait for Confidence: How to Start Before You Feel Ready

Do you spend more time thinking about doing things than actually doing them? Do you tell yourself you'll apply when you're more qualified, post when you're more confident, launch when you're more ready, speak up when you're more certain? Do you look at other women and wonder how they seem to put themselves out there so easily while you're still second-guessing yourself? If that feels familiar, this episode is for you. So many capable women are stuck waiting for confidence to arrive before they take action. But what if confidence isn't something you feel first? What if confidence is something you build because you took the action? In this episode of the Good Girl Rebellion podcast, Anna is joined by confidence coach Martyna Jablonska to explore why so many women struggle with self-doubt despite being more than capable, and how fear of judgement, perfectionism and good girl conditioning can keep us trapped in waiting mode. Together, they discuss why confidence is a skill rather than a personality trait, how to stop focusing on worst-case scenarios, and why the women we admire are rarely the women who felt ready. They're the women who acted before they did - and it's time for you to do that too. In this episode: * Why capable women still struggle with confidence * The impact of good girl conditioning and fear of judgment * Why confidence is a skill, not something you're born with * The difference between confidence, competence and perfectionism * Why women often wait until they feel 'ready' * How confidence is built through action rather than certainty * Training your brain to focus on possibility instead of worst-case scenarios * The importance of getting outside your comfort zone and collecting evidence * Why focusing on the process matters more than obsessing over the outcome * What becomes possible when women stop waiting and start acting If you've been waiting for confidence before taking the next step, this conversation may be the permission slip you've been looking for. It’s time. About Martyna Martyna Jablonska is a confidence coach and founder of Academy of Confidence. She helps women overcome self-doubt and fear of judgement so they can build confidence, trust themselves and take action towards the life they want. https://academyofconfidence.uk/ [https://academyofconfidence.uk/] https://www.instagram.com/academy_of_confidence/ [https://www.instagram.com/academy_of_confidence/]

008: Why Women Struggle to Receive: How to Stop Blocking the Things You Want

Do you struggle to ask for help? Undercharge, over-deliver, do everything yourself and quietly feel resentful that nobody seems to carry what you carry? Do compliments make you uncomfortable? Do you find it easier to give support than receive it? Do you secretly feel more comfortable exhausted than supported? This episode is going to hit hard for a lot of women because we are talking about receiving and why so many of us block the very things we say we want. In this episode of the Good Girl Rebellion podcast, Anna explores how good girl conditioning trains women to become exceptional givers whilst feeling deeply uncomfortable receiving support, money, opportunities, visibility, care and recognition in return. This episode looks at how struggling to receive shows up in business and life through undercharging, over-delivering, hyper-independence, people-pleasing and quietly saying no to ourselves before the world even gets the chance to answer. Anna also shares the powerful idea that when we do not ask for what we want, we are rejecting ourselves in advance, alongside reflections on reciprocity, resentment, visibility, support and why some women are more comfortable exhausted than supported. In this episode: * Why women often feel safer giving than receiving * The connection between usefulness and self-worth * How struggling to receive shows up in business * Why over-giving can lead to resentment * Hyper-independence and the fear of asking for help * 100 coffees and becoming more open to opportunity * Why receiving is part of the Good Girl Rebellion If you have ever struggled to ask for help, receive support, charge properly or allow yourself to fully step into opportunity, this episode is for you. It’s time.

007: Why Good Girls Over-Give in Relationships: How to Stop Losing Yourself and Start Advocating for Your Needs

Why do so many women end up exhausted and resentful in relationships… while still feeling guilty for wanting more? Why do we become the one who remembers everything, carries everything and quietly keeps everything running? And why is it so hard to simply ask for what we need? In this week’s episode, I’m joined by relationship strategist and therapist Katie Rössler for a fascinating conversation about good girl conditioning in relationships. We talk about over-giving, hyper-independence, emotional labour, people pleasing and the pressure many women feel to earn love through usefulness. This conversation really got me thinking about how many women become “the reliable one” in every area of life - at work, at home, in friendships and in relationships - and how easily that can slide into resentment, burnout and completely losing ourselves in the process. We also explore: * why women often become the 'manager' instead of the partner * why hinting isn’t the same as asking directly * learning to tolerate disappointing people * the link between usefulness and self-worth * why hyper-independent women struggle to receive support * the 'glass balls vs rubber balls' analogy (which I LOVED) * and what becomes possible when women stop trying to earn love by over-functioning Honestly, this episode felt like one of those conversations where you suddenly see your own patterns much more clearly. If you’ve ever felt like you carry too much, do too much or quietly disappear inside your relationships… this one is for you. It’s time. Find Katie: Website: www.katierossler.com [http://www.katierossler.com/] Podcast: www.thebalancecodepodcast.com [http://www.thebalancecodepodcast.com/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katie.rossler/ [https://www.instagram.com/katie.rossler/] Find Anna: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annaccampbell [https://www.instagram.com/annaccampbell] Free Are You Hyper-Independent Quiz: https://hyperindependentggr.scoreapp.com/ [https://hyperindependentggr.scoreapp.com/] Book: Good Girl Rebellion: Build the Business, Break the Rules, Be Limitless https://www.goodgirlrebellion.com/ggr-book [https://www.goodgirlrebellion.com/ggr-book] If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast and leave a review - it really helps more women find the Good Girl Rebellion.

006: Why Traditional Goal Setting Doesn’t Work for You: How to Set Goals That Actually Move You Forward

In this episode of the Good Girl Rebellion podcast, we’re talking about the final part of the REBEL framework: Liberating Results. A lot of capable women are successful on paper. We work hard, achieve goals and keep moving forward - but when we stop and ask ourselves what we actually want, the answer can feel surprisingly unclear. In this episode, Anna explores why so many good girls find it easier to work towards other people’s goals than define success for themselves. We talk about busy work versus meaningful work, why committing to goals can feel uncomfortable, and how to start building a business and life that genuinely works for you. Anna also shares: * Why good girls are trained to achieve goals, not necessarily choose them * How external accountability affects motivation * Why being busy can become a distraction from bigger decisions * A gentler approach to goal setting using 'good, better, best' * Why changing direction is not the same as failure * How to focus on freedom, fulfilment and values alongside growth This episode is an invitation to stop asking what you 'should' want and start defining success on your own terms. Follow Anna on Instagram: @annaccampbell [https://www.instagram.com/annaccampbell] Find out more about the Good Girl Rebellion: goodgirlrebellion.com [https://www.goodgirlrebellion.com/] Get the Business Book Awards 2026 shortlisted book, Good Girl Rebellion: Build the Business, Break the Rules, Be Limitless [https://www.goodgirlrebellion.com/ggr-book]