I think part of me has been trying to be palatable my whole life.
I grew up on a boat, surrounded by adults, trying very hard not to rock it. By my twenties I could walk into any room and become whoever I needed to be to feel safe there. It worked. Until it started costing me my energy, my voice, and a fair bit of my life force.
If you've done the therapy, the books and the retreats, the pattern might look quieter now. Over-explaining. Saying yes when your body said no. Waiting until you're perfectly ready to speak. Keeping the best parts of you in a separate box.
In this episode I share where I still catch myself doing it — and the one small practice I'm using to stop.
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This is exactly the work I do with women one-to-one. We start by helping your nervous system feel steady and safe, then stop the quiet self-abandonment that's become so normal you barely notice it.
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