Good Girl, Goodbye: Rewrite Your Story, Reclaim Your Power, Build a Life You Love

by Caitlin Judd

Stop chasing gold stars and start chasing the life you really want. We’ve spent years being the good saying yes when we mean no, shrinking ourselves to make others comfortable and prioritising everyone else’s needs. Our conditioning to be ‘good’ runs deep. As children, we’re praised for being polite, quiet and well-behaved. In the workplace, we’re rewarded for compliance over confidence. The result? Chronic illness, burnout, buried emotions ― and a feeling that we’re constantly performing for other people, rather than living a life that is true to us.

In Good Girl, Goodbye, Caitlin Judd ― founder of the award-winning lady-brains podcast ― offers a bold roadmap to break the patterns keeping us small. Drawing from her work coaching thousands of women, interviewing Australia’s best female founders, and her background in business and positive psychology, Judd shows women how to set fierce boundaries and build a life they love. You’ll learn how

Identify the 12 Good Girl archetypes stealing your peace, energy and confidence Say no without guilt and set healthy boundaries Stop sacrificing your truth to keep others comfortable Discover your strengths and reclaim your personal power Use practical tools and a change framework to define what true success means to you Good Girl, Goodbye is for the women who are tired of chasing gold stars in systems and institutions that don’t value who they really are. Whether you’re a perfectionist, a people-pleaser or a shapeshifter, this book hands you the permission slip you’ve been waiting for to choose yourself ― without apology.

Genres: Self Help

304 pages, Paperback

Published March 9, 2026

Reviews

[J B]

Really enjoyed this book! I didn’t actually think it would speak to me as much as it did. Everyone (not just women or parents of girls) should read it to understand the scripts we feed children from a young age and how to break out of them in adulthood.

[Hayley Hughes]

Brilliant. Caitlin Judd's inspiring advocacy and empowering voice sync perfectly in her latest asset for women, Good Girl, Goodbye. Comprehensive and engaging, this powerhouse of a book helps us pursue a life of peace and inner value. Who doesn't want a relatable companion for the journey back to our truest selves?
As a recovering ‘good girl,’ the archetypes explored throughout explained so much—and yes, I identified with more than one. I adored the 'unbecoming is as vital as rebuilding’ message and the chapter on raising girls (even as a mum of boys).
Thank you, Caitlin, for championing us to examine our lives, identities and contributions with self-compassion front of mind.