If your worth depends on being liked, you’re not free.
In this episode, Elizabeth Gilbert reveals the hidden cost of people pleasing.
We explore what happens when we abandon ourselves to be loved, the subtle ways we betray our truth, and how to finally break the cycle of “being good” at the expense of being free.
You’ll hear:
Why people pleasing is often a trauma response, not kindness
How self-betrayal hides in our daily choices
What love asks of us — and what it never should
I’m Laura Malina Seiler — bestselling author, speaker, and host of The New Normal.
Thank you for being here.
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With Love,
Laura
Chapters:
0:00 How to Say: This Is Not Working for Me
2:31 Put It All on the Fire: What You Must Let Go to Be Free
9:19 The Fear of Being ‘Bad’: Why We Betray Ourselves to Belong
19:19 Truth Is the Fire: How to Free Yourself When You Feel Trapped
25:39 What It Really Means to Choose Yourself
32:44 The Gift of Silence After Setting a Boundary
35:42 The God of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Understanding
41:40 How Elizabeth Hears God’s Voice
48:45 The Question God Will Never Answer
54:43 Discipline Is Devotion
1:05:49 Elizabeth Gilbert’s Final Message
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