Michelle Minnikin
Rise Above: The Group Experience
A 6-Month Reclamation of Power, Voice & Self-Leadership
For women who are done being good.
And are ready to become unfuckwithable.
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STARTS SEPTEMBER 2025
You’ve followed the rules.
Ticked the boxes.
Smiled nicely. Said yes.
Worked twice as hard. Got half the credit.
And still feel like you’re waiting for permission to really live.
You’re not broken. You’re conditioned.
From the moment we could walk, we were trained to be good girls: agreeable, accommodating, pleasing, perfect.
But that script? It’s exhausting - and it’s not your truth.
You’re not here to play small, make everyone comfortable, or dim your brilliance.
You’re here to lead your life like you own it.
This is your invitation to Rise Above.
To remember who you are beneath the people-pleasing.
To rebuild your self-trust.
To reclaim your fire.
This isn’t “Leadership Coaching"
This is a full-system deprogramming.
A radical reset of your voice, your power, your presence.
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Rise Above is a 6-month group programme for women ready to break free from Good Girl conditioning and lead their lives with grounded, rebellious self-trust.
This isn’t “just another leadership course.”
It’s self-liberation disguised as personal development.
By the end of Rise Above, you’ll:
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Speak up without shrinking, spiralling, or second-guessing
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Say no without guilt (and mean it)
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Set boundaries that actually hold
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Lead with confidence that’s grounded, not performative
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Become so rooted in your self-worth, you’re unfuckwithable
But what if...
“I’ve tried things like this before… and nothing really changed.”
That’s because they were trying to fix you.
We’re not.
We’re here to free you.
This isn’t a mindset tweak. It’s a liberation mission.
“I can’t take on one more thing.”
That’s exactly why you need this.
Burnout isn’t solved by another spreadsheet or podcast.
It’s solved by reclaiming your time, your voice, and your no.
​“What if my work won’t support it?”
We’ve got you, keep reading. There’s a whole section on that.
Is this you?
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You’ve been labelled “too emotional”, “too quiet”, “too much”
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You say yes when you mean no
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You’re tired of shrinking to fit rooms you were never meant to be small in
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You know you’re powerful, but something keeps getting in the way
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You ache for a community of women who get it
If you just nodded so hard your head nearly fell off…
You’re in the right place.
The Rise Above Journey
We meet every two weeks from September to February (with a Christmas break).
Each workshop guides you through a radical reset of how you see yourself, your voice, and your power.
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All workshops are recorded so you can watch live or catch up whenever it suits your life.
1. Goals That Actually Belong to You
We begin by scrapping the shoulds. You’ll clarify what you actually want, in work, life, leadership, and build a bold, aligned vision that’s yours alone.
2. Spotting the Good Girl Script
You can’t break free from what you can’t see. This session shines a light on the sneaky rules you’ve been taught to follow, and gives you permission to rewrite them.
3. Building a Support Squad
We’re not meant to do this alone. You’ll build a circle of allies who reflect your power, not your doubts, and learn how to ask for (and receive) support without guilt.
4. Emotional Resilience for Real Life
This isn’t about being “strong.” It’s about staying rooted when life, work, or people-pleasing pressure hits. You’ll build tools for navigating the mess and staying whole.
5. Saying What Needs to Be Said
From awkward conversations to high-stakes meetings, we’ll help you find your voice, speak your truth, and stop shrinking to protect other people’s comfort.
6. Dropping the Mask (And Keeping Your Power)
No more performing, perfecting, or pretending. This is about leading from who you really are, messy, brilliant, bold, not the version you think they want.
7. Handling Criticism Without Crumbling
We don’t sugar-coat it: being visible brings opinions. You’ll learn how to deal with pushback, judgment and “feedback” without losing your centre.
8. Claiming Your F*cking Throne
Own your space. Own your brilliance. This session is your permission slip to stop playing small and start showing up like the leader you already are.
9. Valuing Your Time, Voice, and Energy
Boundaries aren’t rude, they’re revolutionary. You’ll learn to honour your limits, protect your energy, and stop bleeding value just to keep the peace.
10. Uplifting Without Overgiving
You can lift others without losing yourself. We’ll explore how to lead with generosity, not martyrdom, and model what real, boundaried support looks like.
11. Future-You Isn’t Asking for Permission
We start building from the future you want, not the past you’re escaping. What’s next isn’t a mystery. It’s a decision. Let’s map it out.
12. You Did It. We Celebrate. We Rise.
We end with celebration, integration, and rising together. Because your evolution deserves to be witnessed. And your story’s just getting started.
What you get
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12 x transformational live workshops (fortnightly)
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Guided journal prompts + tools after each session
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Optional peer pod support
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Private online community space (no fluff, no shame, just truth)
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Support from Michelle Minnikin – psychologist, coach, and joyful feminist mischief-maker
The Investment
This isn’t a course you’ll forget in a month.
It’s six months of deep, radical, life-shifting transformation.
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​And the investment reflects that.
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Early Bird Price: £1,999
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Until 1st June 2025, or until all 20 spots are snapped up. (Payment plans available, see below.)
Full Price: £2,499
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When the early bird ends, the price goes up. If you’re feeling the pull, trust it.
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​Payment Plans
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​We’ve got you.
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Because financial flexibility shouldn’t be the barrier between you and your power.
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6 monthly payments of £333.17 (early bird) / £416.50 (standard)
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No hidden fees. No interest. No weird finance applications.
​​Coming With a Friend?
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Doing this work is powerful.
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Doing it together? Next-level.
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If you’ve got colleagues or friends who are also ready to rise, why not do it as a pod?
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You’ll get:
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Shared support
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Better accountability
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And a crew to keep rising with, long after the programme ends
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Corporate cohorts are welcome too, contact us for group booking rates (we also have a version of this programme for corporates).
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Want Your Organisation to Pay?
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Good Girl Deprogramming is not fluff. It’s workplace-critical.
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Women who go through Rise Above:
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Speak up more powerfully in meetings
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Lead with confidence and resilience
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Are less likely to burn out or people-please their way into silence
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Bring more honesty, innovation, and courage to their teams
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This is real leadership development, rooted in truth, emotional intelligence and self-trust.
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Want a helpful template to ask your organisation to fund your place?
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We’ve got one ready, you'll find it here.​
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Who is this for?
Rise Above is for the woman who knows she’s meant for more.
More impact, more freedom, more truth, but keeps getting stuck in the script she was handed.
Meet the women already packing their bags for this journey…
This is for you if...
You’re done with self-doubt, smallness, and shape-shifting to stay safe.
You’re ready to lead your life like you own it.
Rise Above is for you if…
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You’re exhausted from performing confidence instead of feeling it
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You want to stop pretending, posturing, and smiling through the discomfort and start leading from your truth.
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You’re ready to speak up, even if your voice shakes
You’ve stayed quiet for too long. Now? You want your voice back, and your spine, too.
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You know there’s more to you, and you’re ready to meet her
The version of you who sets boundaries without guilt. Who owns her space. Who leads without asking for permission.
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You crave a circle of women who get it
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​Not competition. Not cliques. But honest, powerful community where being too much is finally just enough.
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You’re not afraid of doing the work, as long as it’s real
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You want tools, not fluff. Depth, not surface. Liberation, not lip service.
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You’re ready to rise, and help others do the same
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Because when one woman breaks free, she creates space for everyone around her to rise too.
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If your whole body just said YES?
You’re more than ready. Let’s go.
This is not for you if...
We won’t sugar-coat it, this work is deep, disruptive, and utterly worth it. But it’s not for everyone.
​Rise Above is not for you if…
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You want someone to fix you
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(Spoiler alert: you’re not broken.)
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This isn’t a rescue mission, it’s a reclamation.
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You’re committed to staying “nice” no matter the cost
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If keeping the peace always wins over telling your truth, this might feel uncomfortable.
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(That’s where the magic starts.)
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You’re not ready to challenge yourself, your beliefs, or the system
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This programme will ask you to get honest. With yourself, your patterns, and the world around you.
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You think empowerment means just working harder with a smile on your face
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We’re not here to add more to your to-do list, we’re here to burn the list down and write a new one your way.
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You’re looking for surface-level tips instead of deep transformation
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This isn’t about quick hacks or “five steps to confidence.”
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It’s a full-system shift, from who you’ve been told to be… to who you actually are.
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If this made you sweat a little but still feel seen, you’re probably ready.​
“You weren’t born to be agreeable. You were born to be powerful - to speak truth, set fire to old rules, and lead in a way that’s real, raw, and entirely your own.”
