Episode 139: Why Fear of Judgment Is Holding You Back and How to Finally Feel Safe Being Seen

About this episode

In this episode, Sherisse Bisram discusses how the fear of judgment can hold women back from being seen and fully expressing themselves, rooted in childhood experiences.

Episode 139: Why Fear of Judgment Is Holding You Back and How to Finally Feel Safe Being Seen If you know you’re meant to be seen, heard, and fully expressed, but something keeps holding you back, this episode will help you understand why. In this solo episode, I dive into the fear of judgment and how it often begins much earlier than we realise. This isn’t just about confidence or showing up online. It’s about the patterns we formed in childhood around being seen, accepted, and safe to express ourselves. I share parts of my own journey and how those early experiences shaped the way I showed up, held back, and questioned my visibility, even when I knew I was meant for more. Because for many women, the fear isn’t really about being judged now. It’s about what being seen meant back then. In this episode, we explore: ​ How childhood experiences shape your relationship with visibility ​ Why fear of judgment can feel so strong even when you’re “ready” ​ The subtle ways you hold yourself back from being fully seen ​ The link between being accepted as a child and expressing yourself as an adult ​ How to begin rewriting the story and showing up differently I also share why I created my…

People in this episode

Host: Sherisse Bisram

Topics covered

• fear of judgment
• visibility
• childhood experiences
• self-expression
• self-trust

Keywords

• fear of judgment
• visibility
• self-expression
• childhood experiences
• self-trust
• women empowerment
• personal growth

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