334: October's Curriculum: Your Glow-Up Guide to Reclaiming Your Power
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#334: What if the qualities women have been taught to fear most—being too loud, too ambitious, too opinionated, too independent, too much—are actually where our power lives? In October’s curriculum episode, Josie explores the fascinating archetype of the witch and what it reveals about the ways women have been conditioned to seek approval, fear aging and rejection, distrust their intuition, and make themselves smaller. She shares five habits to reclaim your power, from questioning the fears you’ve inherited to strengthening your intuition. Plus, Josie assigns October’s homework: the “Good Girl Detox,” a month-long challenge to stop unnecessary apologies, quit over-explaining, interrogate your “shoulds,” and practice choosing yourself. Consider this your October reminder that being a good person and being a “good girl” are two very different things.
You’ll learn:
Why the witch became such a powerful cultural warning—and what she can teach us about female autonomy
The difference between being kind and making yourself likable
How to reclaim the qualities you’ve been told are “too much”
How to recognize when fear is masquerading as a preference
Why self-trust isn’t about always making the right decision
The five rules of Josie’s “Good Girl Detox” to practice throughout October
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CHAPTERS:
01:31 - October’s Curriculum: The Witch & Reclaiming Your Power
03:30 - The Real History of Witches & What the Archetype Represents
09:40 - What It Actually Means to Reclaim Your Power
11:30 - Habit #1: Stop Treating Likability Like a Life Goal
20:30 - Habit #2: Own the Parts of You That Are “Too Much”
26:30 - Habit #3: Question What You’ve Been Taught to Fear
29:50 - Habit #4: Practice Your Intuition
34:20 - Habit #5: Stop Waiting for Permission
40:00 - October Homework: The Good Girl Detox
47:10 - October Reading & Watching Recommendations
RESOURCES & MENTIONS:
In Defense of Witches: Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet
Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
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