Shame & Boundaries: Reclaiming Hope, Choice, and the Courage to Stop Tolerating What Drains You with Elizabeth Webb
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In this episode, Kyira Wackett and Elizabeth Webb discuss the impact of shame and boundaries on personal agency and the importance of choosing differently in life.
What happens when you have done all the things, read the books, attended the webinars, and still feel disconnected from yourself? In this episode I sit down with Elizabeth Webb, positive psychology expert, coach, and author of Made for Magic , to talk about why so many of us stay stuck in patterns that drain us, and how we start choosing differently. We get into self-abandonment and the quiet ways we spend our time and energy on everyone but ourselves. We name the trap of toxic toleration, the shadowy side of being the fixer, and why unasked-for help is often a form of control. Elizabeth gets honest about people-pleasing, the line "when you stop people pleasing, people are not pleased," and the grief that shows up when you start renegotiating the invisible relational contracts you never knew you signed. We also talk about the shame spiral that keeps you stuck, how hope and choice rebuild your agency, and the practical, body-based tools you can use in the moment when breaking a pattern feels scary. In this conversation: Why self-abandonment quietly runs your week, and how to track it Toxic toleration and the cost of being the one who holds everyone's stuff The shadowy side of…
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