The Unbound Writer's Club

Episode 157: Good Girl Deprogramming with Michelle Minnikin

Nicola Humber Episode 157

In this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola’s in conversation with magical unbound author Michelle Minnikin about her recently birthed creation ‘Good Girl Deprogramming: Unleash The Rebel Within’ – a transformational book that dives into the insidious ways women are coerced into conforming to a narrow set of behaviours and attitudes, and how they can break free from those constraints.

In this Episode:

  • Why was Michelle called to write Good Girl Deprogramming?
  • How coercive control relates to the idea of the good girl
  • Reading Michelle’s book in community
  • Ways of controlling and keeping us in our box
  • Unbinding from conditioning
  • What journey does Michelle take the reader on?
  • How did Michelle come up with the idea of incorporating a quiz into her book?
  • Michelle’s book-writing process


Links Mentioned:

UNBOUND and Unbound Writing

Sign up for Sensual Soul Shine here

Free Sensual Soul Shine Journal prompts 

Nicola’s free ‘Get Book Ready’ Facebook Group

Nicola’s Compelling Confidence programme

Create a Community Experience

The Unbound Writing Mastermind

The Unbound Writing Mastermind waitlist

The Unbound Writer’s Club membership

Nicola’s free ‘connecting with your book’ visualisation

Buy Nicola’s unbound365 journal here

The Unbound Press Book Club

The Unbound Book Incubator

What to do when you have your first draft


Book a chat with Nicola here.

Connect with Nicola on Instagram, and The UNBOUND Press on Instagram or Facebook.

Connect with Michelle Minnikin on her website or LinkedIn.

Music Credit: Joseph McDade

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