10 Sneaky Ways the Good Girl is Still Running Your Life
Think you've outgrown your good girl programming? Think again. These 10 subtle habits might be sabotaging your power - and keeping you small without even realizing it. You might not be saying 'yes' when you mean 'no' anymore - but the good girl still has her sticky little fingers in you. In this packed episode, I'm revealing 10 sneaky ways the good girl still shows up in your everyday life, and what to do instead. From overexplaining to emotional shapeshifting, I'll break down the behaviours that seem harmless, but are actually keeping you stuck silenced, and small. If you're ready to step into your full, selfish, sovereign self, this one's for you. Resources/Links: Buy my book, The Selfish Year Leave a review on Amazon Leave a review on Goodreads FREE: Guide to Decentering Men & Taking Your Throne
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Why Taking the High Road Is Keeping You Stuck (and what to do instead)
Too many women think that taking the high road makes them strong, wise, or 'the bigger person.' But what if that road is actually keeping you stuck in self-abandonment, silence, and disappointment? In this episode, I break down why the high road can be a trap, what to do instead, and how decentering men frees you to finally choose yourself. Get my FREE Guide to Decentring Men and Taking Your Throne Sign up for The Selfish Woman Newsletter Get the Untethered Workshop The Selfish Year - get your copy now! Write a review for The Selfish Year
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The Five Lessons That Saved Me When I Started Over
This is the one I've been waiting to record. In this final episode before The Selfish Year enters the world, I'm sharing the five lessons that truly saved me when I started over - from divorce, from the pain, from the life that looked good but felt empty. These aren't tips. They're confessions. I wrote this book in blood, and I'm telling you the truth behind every chapter. If you've ever felt stuck, invisible, or like you're pretending to live a life that isn't yours, this episode is your invitation to stop waiting. It's not too late to choose yourself. But it is the last week to pre-order The Selfish Year and support the book that starts a movement! CLICK HERE to pre-order The Selfish Year and get your gift: The Selfish Woman Starter Kit (includes a Manifesto, the 7 Sacred Laws of the Selfish Woman, and a curated playlist I made to accompany the book) Tag me with your book! IG: @thevaleriejones You're not meant to survive your life. You're meant to own it. Love you. Mean it. Val
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Ep. 113: No More Layers: Martine Cohen on Stripping Back to Your True Self
In this week's episode, I'm joined by Martine Cohen - author, speaker, and transformative coach - who brings a powerful blend of intellect and intuition to the conversation around healing, identity, and reclaiming your power from the inside out. After a traumatic car accident and concussion changed the trajectory of her life, Martine began a deep journey into her own psyche, peeling back the subconscious layers that were blocking her light. What she discovered led her to write a book: No More Layers: Discover You Inner Power and Reclaim True Freedom from the Inside Out - a guide to navigating fear, breaking free from old beliefs, and returning home to who you truly are. Martine's work is all about alignment, not performance. In this conversation, we talk about: Why true transformation isn't about adding more, but shedding what's not yours The tension between intellect and intuition How a breakdown can become the most sacred doorway to freedom The sneaky ways 'success' can become a mask What it really means to live from the inside out This one's for every woman who's tired of the masks, ready to reclaim her wholeness, and willing to meet herself beneath the layers. Martine's Website Feedspot Top 80 Badass Female Podcast List
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Ep. 112: The Sofa of Truth: When Staying Hurts More Than Leaving
Sometimes, the truth doesn't arrive with fireworks. It shows up quietly...in the middle of the night...on your sofa. In this episode, I read an excerpt from my new book, The Selfish Year - the moment I realized I couldn't stay in my marriage one second longer. The pain of staying had finally outweighed the fear of leaving. We all have a 'sofa moment' - that still, undeniable instant when the life we've built no longer fits. Are you ignoring yours? Minimizing it? Or are you ready to hear it, and let it move you into action? This is your invitation to stop pretending you don't know. Pre-order The Selfish Year now, and step into the life that's waiting for you. PRE-ORDER HERE
This podcast isn't here to inspire you - it's here to summon you.
Hosted by Valerie Jones, this podcast is a transmission for women who are done playing nice, done waiting for permission, and done living small. If you've been burning quietly, this show hands you the match.
Each episode delivers the raw truth you didn't know you needed - part mirror, part wake-up call, part spiritual slap.
This isn't self-help. This is a reckoning. A return. A revolution.
Ireland