Andrea Owen

How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t (2018, revised in 2022) lays out fourteen habits Andrea Owen argues keep women stuck, among them perfectionism, comparing yourself with others, catastrophising and chasing approval. Owen is a coach, not a clinician, and the distinction matters. Her degree from California State University is a BSc in kinesiology. Her professional credentials are a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach qualification from the Coaches Training Institute, Professional Certified Coach status with the International Coaching Federation, and certification as a Daring Way facilitator, a programme built on Brené Brown's research. She sells one-to-one coaching, an eight-week paid course based on the book, and keynote speaking, so the book doubles as an entry point to her business. Her first book was 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life, later reissued in an expanded edition; Make Some Noise followed in 2021. She has hosted a podcast under one title or another since 2013.