Why You Keep Denying Yourself the Thing You Want
About this episode
Ann Kaplan explores the emotional reasons behind self-sabotage and avoidance in pursuing personal desires, particularly for overwhelmed parents.
You know that thing you genuinely want to do — the thing you know would make your life better? The parenting support. The break. The healing work. The boundaries. The retreat. Putting the phone down. Actually slowing down. So why are you still not doing it? In this episode of Confessions of a Parent Coach, Ann Kaplan unpacks the surprisingly emotional reason we resist the very things we say we want. Using her own phone addiction as a starting point, she explores the deeper psychological pattern underneath self-sabotage, avoidance, procrastination, and "excuses" — especially for overwhelmed parents carrying too much mental and emotional load. This conversation goes far beyond productivity or discipline. Ann explains why we don't avoid change because we're lazy or unmotivated — we avoid it because some part of us believes we're getting something important from staying stuck. If you've ever found yourself saying: "I know this would help me, but…" "I just can't right now." "Maybe next year." "I don't have time." "I want this, but something keeps stopping me." …this episode is for you. In This Episode, Ann Talks About: Why we resist things we genuinely want The hidden emotional payoff…
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