This week Mel shares an excerpt from a recent mini-workshop on the cost of prioritizing likeability in the eyes of others. We unravel the tangled knots of codependency, living as if to placate others, and orienting to life as if you’re always on the edge of being in trouble or needing to explain yourself. She shares a few somatic tools for loosening the grip of some of these learned habits and trauma responses, all in the name of getting more free and having more access to our DANG MAGIC.   Join the Getting Unpalatable Dance Class Tuesday, September 19 // 6-8pm est If you enjoyed the episode, check out — Your Palatability Is A Liability w/ Narinder Bazen Getting Cracked Open By the Divine w/ Dajé Aloh Book 1:1 Creative Guidance time with Melissa Free Resources — Check out Attention Reset - my free digital art zine on reviving your road-weary attention Stay Connected — Follow Melissa’s Instagram for podcast updates Join Melissa’s weeklyish newsletter for creative musings and studio news Big thanks to Ben Coleman for composing our theme music, and Gavin Bernard for vocals