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PODCAST

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast

Dr. Michelle McQuaid & Evie Wright

Helping women break free of their ‘good girl’ beliefs with practical evidence-based tools to embody their unique selves. michellemcquaid.substack.com

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38:56

Can we move beyond gender?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/12/09

Have you ever walked away from a conversation about men and women feeling more stuck than when you started? You made your point. They made theirs. And somehow you both ended up further apart than before.It’s exhausting — the same arguments, the same defensiveness, the same feeling that for someone to win the other side has to lose. After a while, you start wondering: is there another way to do this? Or are we just destined to keep circling?What if the way out isn’t about who’s right or wrong — but

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29:50

Why we need each other now

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/12/02

Have you noticed how quickly gender conversations turn into battles we can’t seem to win? She said this, he did that, who has it worse, who should apologize first. But once we’re locked in—your suffering versus mine, who should apologize first—we’re trapped in a zero-sum game. So how do we free our energy from the gender wars, not by hating the players but by changing the game?[00:00] Chelle introduces Sarah Wilson — multi–New York Times bestselling author, social philosopher, and host of Wild with

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37:21

Can we stop playing the blame game?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/11/26

Have you noticed how quickly conversations about gender turn into competitions about who has it worse? One side insists men are the real victims—look at the loneliness epidemic, the education gaps, the suicide rates. The other side counters that women are the real victims—look at the violence statistics, the unpaid labor, the centuries of having our voices silenced. Both sides race to claim the prize of victimhood. But what might be possible if we quit playing the blame game?[00:02] Chelle

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35:19

How gender conditioning keeps us from connecting

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/11/18

Ever noticed how much pressure there is for ‘good girls’ to perform compassion and for ‘strong boys’ to avoid it?[00:00] Evie & Chelle share the gender expectations they're shaking off. [02:00] Chelle shares Ah Ha #1: how early socialization creates deeply different relationships with compassion—women often perform it to earn love, while men armor up against it for survival.[06:20] Evie introduces Tool #1: Reaching for Compassion with four steps: listen to learn, understand to know, connect to

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45:15

What we get wrong about accountability

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/11/11

Accountability isn’t about blame. It’s not about compliance. It’s actually about clarity, integrity, and honoring what matters in our relationships with each other. This is how compassion and accountability work together.[01:28] Chelle welcomes Paige and reflects on their past cliff-top conversation that inspired this episode.[02:27] Paige and Chelle explore how performance, protection, and disconnection are human dynamics shaped by patriarchal systems, not just gender ones. [05:53] Paige and Chelle

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31:03

Can compassion bridge the gender divide?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/11/04

Have you noticed how quickly conversations about gender turn into arguments about who has it worse? How we lose the ability to hear each other when we’re busy defending our own pain? This isn’t just emotionally draining—it’s neurologically impossible to connect this way. So how do we reach for compassion with each other?[01:50] Chelle and Chris define compassion and explore the four steps that help us to practice compassion in ways that are good for others and us.[05:35] Chelle and Chris explore how

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40:31

How do we heal the gender divide?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/10/28

In our last two episodes, we spoke with Dr. Carol Gilligan and Dr. Niobe Way, whose forty years of research show how society’s gender expectations of being “good girls” and “strong boys” are creating a crisis of connection that’s costing all of us. So what do we do when we recognize so many of us are trapped by society’s gender expectations that were never ours to begin with?[0:02] Evie and Chelle open the episode and share the gender expectations they’re shaking off.[1:34] Chelle recaps Dr. Carol

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48:38

Why 'strong boys' are struggling

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/10/20

Have you noticed how often the boys and men in your life struggle with emotional intimacy? They tend to pull away when feelings run high. They insist they’re fine when clearly they’re not. They seem unable to say what’s really going on.[0:02] Chelle introduces Season 3, Episode 3 and welcomes Dr. Niobe Way.[1:47] Niobe shares a 'good girl' expectation she's shaking off. [2:44] Niobe defines thin vs. thick stories and how context shapes human development.[8:37] Niobe explains how patriarchy drives

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37:19

The cost of staying silent

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/10/13

Have you ever felt stuck between two impossible choices—speak up and worry people will think you’re too much, or stay quiet and lose touch with who you really are? This is what Dr. Carol Gilligan calls a crisis of connection—caught between staying connected to others and staying connected to yourself.[1:35] Carol shares the ‘good girl’ belief she’s shaking off.[2:44] Carol explains how her research into ‘good girl’ behavior began.[6:13] Chelle and Carol discuss how girls lose their voices by age

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38:59

Are we stuck in the wrong conversation?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/10/07

How do we protect each other? What do we all need to feel safe, seen, and valued—and how do we stop letting society’s gender expectations blind us to each other’s humanity?[0.50] Chelle introduces Season 3 of The Good Girl Game Changers podcast[1.49] Evie & Chelle share the gender expectations they're shaking off.[2.37] Chelle explains the theme of this season - gender compassion - and why it feels important to talk about now.[11.45] Chelle explores how the nervous system responds and relates to

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3:56

Last chance to join us...

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/09/22

In this episode we ask ourselves: on whose terms and for whose benefit am I living my wild and precious life?[0.01] Intro [0.41] Chelle reads the storybook [1.30] Evie guides listeners through the tool Take A Butterfly Hug. [3.25] Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellemcquaid.substack.com

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3:03

Is your life truely yours?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/09/15

In this episode, we explore why conforming to people's expectations has never saved anyone's soul. [0.01] Introduction[0.43] Chelle reads the storybook[1.16] Evie guides listeners through the too Shake It Off [2.35] Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellemcquaid.substack.com

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3:35

It's your body, but is it your choice?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/09/08

In this episode, we remind ourselves - it's my body and my choice.[0.01] Introduction[0.43] Chelle reads the storybook[1.10] Evie guides listeners through the tool Tap It Out[3.08] Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellemcquaid.substack.com

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3:27

What can you learn by speaking your truth?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/09/01

In this episode, we explore why protecting others from uncomfortable truths is not how we learn and grow.[0.01] Introduction[0.40] Chelle reads the storybook[1.13] Evie guides listeners through the tool Grab an Oxytocin Shot [3.00] Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellemcquaid.substack.com

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3:47

Is pleasing others worth the price?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/08/25

In this episode, we explore why pleasing others is not why we're truly loved. [0.01] Introduction[0.40] Chelle reads the storybook [1.10] Evie guides listeners through the tool Shiatsu Swings[3.19] Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellemcquaid.substack.com

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3:28

What is perfection costing you?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/08/18

By Evie Wright. I’ve always been told I have a calm energy. And I do think that’s true. It’s a skill I carried into my twenties as a paramedic - stepping out of the ambulance into scenes thick with panic and somehow bringing the temperature down. A steady voice. A listening ear. But for the whole year before I finally resigned from burnout, that calm presence was just a front. It was a perfectly curated performance, masking what I actually was: exhausted, anxious, and running on fumes.A typical

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3:27

Are you feeling all the feelings?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/08/04

In this episode, we explore why silencing our emotions is never worth the cost.[0.42] Chelle reads the storybook [1.12] Evie shares the tool, Accessing Self[3.00] Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellemcquaid.substack.com

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3:39

What if you're already enough?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/07/28

In this episode, we explore the question: When, where and with who, did you start believing your looks determined your worth?[0.42] Chelle reads the storybook [1.12] Evie shares the tool, Wood Choppers Breath. [3.14] Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michellemcquaid.substack.com

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38:58

The conversation we all need to be having

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/05/05

Do you find yourself feeling increasingly isolated despite being surrounded by people? How many opportunities for connection do you miss each day? What if the antidote to our social disconnection was as simple as pausing to notice the humanity in the stranger beside you?[02:02] Mo shares her concept of "rewilding" instead of retiring in her 70s.[07:38] Chelle and Mo discuss how they began huddling together when she moved to Toronto.[11:59] Mo introduces the concept of a "conversation of

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48:23

What happens when you snap?

The Good Girl Game Changers Podcast ·

2025/04/28

When you micromanage your team, do you explain it away as your "controlling part" without making amends? When you snap at a friend, do you blame it on your "defensive part" and move on? Or do you find ways to both honor these parts of you while taking responsibility for how they affect others?[02:47] Chelle shares ah-ha #1 about Gabby's four-step check-in process for connecting with parts[10.21] Evie explains the "Notice, Know, Need" to help you get to know your parts better.[19:50] Chelle shares

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