Penny DeeThe Disobedient Blonde
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On my mind

What is on my mind, and what I am seeing. Women, work, confidence, biology, culture and AI, honest and to the point.

June 2026

Workplace equality and meritocracy: how leaders can overcome gender bias

The debate around workplace equality often starts in the wrong place. Rather than asking whether men or women make better leaders,…

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April 2026

How do we, as women, learn to respect our biology and not seek to be more 'male'?

Following on from my last post, where I investigated the reality behind male and female traits, I want to take this on a step further and…

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April 2026

Male vs female traits: are men and women really that different?

Are men and women actually wired differently, or are we still mistaking cultural stories for biological truth? It seems to me that there's…

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July 2025

Plan a little spontaneity

Yes, I know, planning to be spontaneous seems a contradiction in terms. But seriously, when was the last time you actually did something…

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April 2025

Crypto, Crocs and Cortisol

A Totally Unofficial Guide to Generational Easter Festivities A lovely Easter break lunch with the family, I said… What I actually got was…

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March 2025

Put the ladder down

I saw a great quote recently. Strong people do not put others down, they lift them up. It got me thinking, there have been several times…

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January 2025

Why do women often go undiagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

I met someone recently who told me she'd struggled with feeling disconnected, different, 'odd' her entire life. She was 54 years old and,…

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November 2024

Why you should be in sales

I often ask myself why the job titles 'sales' and 'salesperson' have such negative connotations. It's almost a dirty word, people even feel…

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October 2024

Be your authentic self

The prevalence of the phrase 'authentic me' or 'authentic self' has grown exponentially in recent years, driven, of course, by social…

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October 2024

Why Are People Tolerating Bad Romantic Relationships?

It's becoming all too common to see young women tolerating bad behaviour in their relationships. Why is this happening? Why are we…

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September 2024

Friendship in a connected, lonely world

Loneliness is becoming increasingly common in the UK and much of the Western world. Despite being more connected than ever, millions still…

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August 2024

The trouble with mothers and daughters

In the course of my work in my clinic and in meeting many, many women at events where I am speaking, I hear one thing over and over again:…

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July 2024

What type of friends do we need in our life?

I've been thinking a lot about friendship lately. I am blessed to have many people in my life I call friend, but recently I was rather…

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May 2024

How to find your voice in work and in relationships

Women are, largely, raised to be 'nice'. Taught from a very young age that we don't make waves, we tolerate unpleasantness (indeed,…

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May 2024

What is imposter syndrome?

If you have met me, you wouldn't think for a moment I had ever experienced any self-doubt, any moments where I lacked belief in my ability…

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February 2024

Love & Productivity

In this episode, I talk about Love and Productivity, what is it about lockdown that effects both of these things. This is my personal…

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February 2024

Sleep Special

In this episode, it's my sleep special! What is the story with our sleep, what are the issues from lack of sleep (some are very…

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February 2024

Happiness & Phones

In this episode I talk about Happiness and our phones, how do we know if we are happy and how do we get happy. Does our phone interfere…

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January 2024

A Guide to Becoming a Published Author

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May 2019

Unlocking Confidence: Addressing Childhood Influences on Women's Self-Belief

Recently, I stumbled upon some fascinating research: a staggering 50% of men surveyed believed they could successfully land a commercial…

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March 2019

Productivity Revisited

NOTE this podcast was recorded in March 22. In this episode I talk about Productivity, how I have removed distractions, which distractions…

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March 2019

The Moon

This episode is all about the Moon! That beautiful sphere that sits in the sky every night can and does affect us all in lots of different…

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March 2019

How To Ask For A Pay Rise As A Woman

In this episode, I discuss the gender pay gap with Amy Williams, a managing director in the technology sector. They cover scenarios such as…

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