Seventy-eight p.c of ladies are labeled “emotional” in efficiency critiques in comparison with simply 11 p.c of males. That statistic alone reveals an uncomfortable fact about office inequality. Ladies are penalized for the qualities that gas management, collaboration, and resilience. The message is evident: be quieter, be smaller, and above all, don’t be “an excessive amount of.”

Julie Might, a former instructor turned worldwide speaker and best-selling creator, is difficult that narrative by launching the Ridiculously You Podcast and the Ridiculous Ladies Society, two platforms designed to spark what she calls an “anti-shrinking motion.”

Her philosophy is well timed: what society calls “an excessive amount of” is commonly the precise factor that makes ladies highly effective.

“An excessive amount of isn’t a weak point. An excessive amount of is the explanation we break obstacles and alter the world,” Might stated.

From Burnout to Breakthrough

Might’s rebel was not born out of idea however out of non-public disaster. A number of years in the past, she confronted what she describes as her “actually dangerous 12 months.” Her daughter’s well being disaster collided with chapter and the foreclosures of her household dwelling.

In that second, she realized the load ladies carry ripples outward into each a part of a household and a group.

“When the mother goes down, everybody goes down,” she stated.

The stress to carry all the pieces collectively almost broke her. Like so many ladies, she had been shrinking to suit expectations, suppressing feelings to look robust, and quietly carrying burdens that left her invisible. What pulled her out was the choice to cease disappearing and begin dwelling as her full, unapologetic self.

That call turned her new philosophy: “Ridiculously You.” It’s believed that authenticity, even when it seems “an excessive amount of” to others, is the muse of self-respect and empowerment.

From Story to Motion

Might’s message started to achieve consideration by way of her best-selling books and her work as a speaker. She shared her story of shedding greater than 100 kilos by way of radical self-love, which earned media options on CBS, ABC, and KSL 5. Alongside the way in which, she found she was not alone. Ladies throughout industries instructed her they had been exhausted from shrinking themselves to suit different individuals’s expectations.

Now, with the October 6 launch of the Ridiculously You Podcast and the Ridiculous Ladies Society, Might is giving that message a brand new dwelling. The podcast will function unfiltered conversations with leaders who’ve defied expectations. On the similar time, the Society will provide ladies a non-public group, greater than 60 trainings, month-to-month challenges, and even customized GPT instruments to assist ladies reside “ridiculously out loud.”

“The podcast is about dropping the filters. It’s about listening to actual leaders converse as they’re, not as they’re speculated to be,” Might stated.

The Statistics Behind the Anti-Shrinking Riot

Julie Might’s story is private, however the issue she is addressing is common. Numbers reveal the hidden prices of shrinking within the office and past.

• 76 p.c of high-performing ladies obtain detrimental suggestions on persona traits in comparison with solely 2 p.c of males. Success typically comes with a penalty relatively than a reward. 
• 70 p.c of staff admit to hiding their true selves at work. The stress to adapt robs corporations of creativity and people of well-being. 
• 90 p.c of formidable ladies globally report being penalized for his or her achievements. The upper they climb, the higher the resistance they encounter. 
• 42 p.c of ladies report burnout in contrast to 35 p.c of males. The disaster of overwork and invisibility is disproportionately affecting ladies. 

“This isn’t nearly particular person confidence. We’re bucking a system that’s designed to maintain ladies smaller than they’re,” Might defined.

The Ridiculous Ladies Society: The place “Too A lot” Is By no means Sufficient

On October 6, the Ridiculous Ladies Society formally opened its doorways. This membership group is designed to supply ladies with extra than simply inspiration. It’s designed to ship instruments, connections, and a protected house to follow authenticity.

The Society features a personal group the place members can share brazenly and obtain help from friends and from Might herself. It provides entry to a library of greater than 60 coaching classes, month-to-month challenges, printable workbooks, motivational pep talks, and even customized GPT instruments designed to assist ladies apply classes of their every day lives.

Most significantly, it operates below a zero-shame coverage. Members are inspired to point out up as they’re, with out worry of being “an excessive amount of.”

“When ladies come collectively with out filters, they uncover the liberty to reside absolutely as themselves,” Might stated.

Membership begins with a complimentary seven-day trial and continues at $30 per thirty days, making it accessible whereas nonetheless supporting new content material and offering ongoing help to members.

The Ridiculously You Podcast: Unfiltered Conversations

Working alongside the Society is the Ridiculously You Podcast, which additionally launched on October 6. The podcast brings the anti-shrinking philosophy to life by way of interviews with leaders who’ve taken unconventional paths. Company share tales of overcoming obstacles, setting boundaries, and creating lives that replicate their genuine selves.

The present isn’t about perfection. It’s about resilience, creativity, and vulnerability. 

“The podcast is concerning the conversations mainstream media is not going to have. It’s about mixing vulnerability with actual options,” Might stated.

Obtainable on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon Music, the present is positioned to succeed in its viewers wherever they already pay attention.

A Cultural Riot Towards Shrinking

Might describes Ridiculously You as greater than a podcast or membership. She calls it a rebel. At its core is the rejection of perfectionism, silence, and invisibility.

This rebel is inclusive by design. Neurodivergent ladies, who are sometimes excluded from empowerment conversations, are particularly welcomed and celebrated throughout the motion. Might continuously refers to them as “neuro species,” a playful reframing that honors distinction as power relatively than limitation.

The cultural shift is already seen. Ladies are beginning to embrace their “an excessive amount of” qualities because the very traits that make them leaders, innovators, and creators. The Ridiculous Ladies Society provides them a group that validates these selections.

“The world doesn’t want smaller ladies. It wants ladies who’re prepared to take up house,” Might stated.

Why Now Issues

The timing of the launch is intentional. The statistics affirm that ladies are dealing with a disaster of authenticity, confidence, and burnout. Company cultures stay gradual to alter, leaving ladies to shoulder the load alone.

By creating each a podcast and a membership group, Might is providing ladies two methods to have interaction with one another. The podcast offers inspiration and visibility. The Society provides connection and software. Collectively, they create a framework for ladies to cease shrinking and reclaim their energy.

“This isn’t about instructing ladies to outlive inside damaged techniques. It’s about serving to them create new methods of dwelling and main to allow them to work collectively to rebuild it,” Might stated.

The Anti-Shrinking Motion Begins

October 6 marked the start of what Might hopes will change into a world motion. Ridiculously You is positioned not simply as a model however as a cultural rebel. It blends knowledge, storytelling, and group to deal with some of the urgent points ladies face right this moment: the stress to be lower than they’re.

Ladies concerned with becoming a member of can begin by listening to the podcast at www.ridiculouslyyou.com/podcast or by exploring membership within the Society at www.ridiculouslyyou.com/ladies.

The invitation is straightforward: cease shrinking and reside ridiculously out loud.