Jane Green "I spent years shoehorning myself into a life that wasn’t mine."

Jane Green is an 18-time New York Times bestselling author with more than 10 million books in print. She also writes the hugely popular “Dear Jane” column as the Daily Mail’s agony aunt.In this podcast, Jane talks to me about confidence, identity, and what happens when you become successful before you believe you deserve itShe speaks about the runaway success of her novel Jemima J, the ‘persona’ she adopted as her career took off, and how pretending to be someone she wasn’t nearly cost her everything.She speaks openly about people-pleasing, shame and status. And the moment the life she'd built came crashing down.This experience forced her to ask herself: Who would you be if you stopped caring what anyone else thought of you?This episode explores how confidence, clarity and self-trust grow when you lean in to your true self.In this episode, we explore:* How loss and change can strip you back to what matters* What it really means to know your value* Why confidence is built through action: certainty is not a pre-requisiteAnd so much more…In Confidence is designed to be a practical toolIf you want to hear more from Jane, you can read her substack here and get her books here.If you enjoyed this episode, it was made possible by my amazing husband, who produces the podcast. If you’d like to support the making of future episodes, you can buy him a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/rosiedallingIf you’d like to learn more about my confidence program, The Boost, you can - here. Get full access to In Confidence at inconfidencepod.substack.com/subscribe