About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of self-trust and setting boundaries through a personal experience in the Alps.

On holiday in Austria, I found myself unexpectedly face-to-face with a familiar lesson: choosing self-trust over self-abandonment. In this episode, I share what happened while rock climbing a via ferrata route in the Alps - the moment when the fun stopped feeling fun and started feeling wrong, and why tuning in and turning back became a quiet but meaningful act of listening to oneself. I explore the difference between stretch and overwhelm, fear and misalignment, excitement and self-abandonment. I talk about group pressure, perfectionism, nervous system dysregulation, and the old habit of going along with things to look capable, good, or brave. And I reflect on what it means to give yourself a clean no, without shame or judgement. This is an episode about boundaries, attunement, and those small, brave moments where change really begins. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Chris Kenworthy

Topics covered

• self-trust
• boundaries
• group pressure
• perfectionism
• nervous system dysregulation
• self-abandonment
• attunement

Keywords

• self-trust
• boundaries
• rock climbing
• Alps
• self-abandonment
• perfectionism
• nervous system

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Austria, Alps, via ferrata

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