Breaking the “I’m Sorry” Habit - What Over-Apologizing Revealed About My Self-Worth, Boundaries, and Healing with Melissa Crook

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Melissa Crook discusses the habit of over-apologizing and its connection to self-worth and emotional healing.

Support our work by becoming a Paid Substack Subscriber Here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://substack.com/@thefeelpodcast Breaking the "I'm Sorry" Habit | Over-Apologizing, Self-Worth, Boundaries & Emotional Healing | The F.E.E.L. Podcast How often do you say "I'm sorry" when you've done absolutely nothing wrong? For many women, over-apologizing becomes second nature. We apologize for asking questions, expressing needs, setting boundaries, changing our minds, taking up space, speaking our truth, and sometimes simply existing. What begins as a habit can become a deeply rooted pattern tied to self-worth, people-pleasing, childhood conditioning, and fear of disappointing others. In this Empowerment Tuesday conversation of The FEEL Podcast , Melissa Crook shares her personal journey of recognizing and breaking a lifelong habit of unnecessary apologizing. What started as a simple awareness exercise became a profound lesson in self-worth, emotional healing, healthy boundaries, and reclaiming her voice. Melissa explores how over-apologizing often serves as a symptom of something deeper, including people-pleasing tendencies, codependency, perfectionism, and the…

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Crook

Topics covered

• over-apologizing
• self-worth
• boundaries
• emotional healing
• women's empowerment

Keywords

• apologizing
• self-worth
• boundaries
• people-pleasing
• emotional wellness

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Organizations: The FEEL Podcast

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