Your Midweek Personal Power Reset: ‘I Am’ Mantras for the Midlife Mom
About this episode
Valerie discusses the challenges of changing people-pleasing behaviors and the science behind retraining the brain in this midweek reset episode.
People-pleasing. You said yes when you meant no. You stayed quiet when your voice wanted to be heard. You’re aware of these tendencies and behavior, so why is this so hard to change? Here's the thing: that's not weakness or a character flaw. That's exactly how retraining your brain works. People-pleasing is a conditioned response — it was wired in over years, and it won't unwire overnight. In this short mid-week reset, Valerie explains the science behind why the shift takes time —...
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Host: Valerie Mekki
Topics covered
- mindfulness
- personal power
- mantras
- midlife
- people-pleasing
- mental health
Keywords
- midlife mom
- I Am mantras
- people-pleasing
- mental exhaustion
- mindfulness practices
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