When I stopped needing to be liked as a step-mum

About this episode

Kat John discusses the exhausting journey of trying to be liked as a step-mum and the realization of self-abandonment.

This one took a while to land. The part that tried hard not to upset anyone, to do it right, to keep the peace, to earn my place was running rampant! And how exhausting that became. Somewhere along the way, I realised trying to be liked was costing me something far too precious ... myself. This is a conversation about self-abandonment in prettier clothes. About confusing being liked with being loving. About the shift from managing everyone else’s comfort to staying true to what feels ri...

Topics covered

• self-abandonment
• being liked
• self-identity
• step-motherhood

Keywords

• self-improvement
• mental health
• personal growth

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