Epi 289: Stop Abandoning Yourself: The Truth Behind Emotional Self-Abandonment
Three words: emotional self-abandonment—it hits you right in the gut. Doesn’t it? Emotional self-abandonment happens when you feel neglected, ignored, or dismissed by the significant people in your life, such as a parent, partner, or your closest friend. When the feeling grows large enough, it takes over and leads to feeling alone, inadequate, small, disconnected, lacking self-worth and trust, and many other negatives.
So, today, you and I are taking a one-on-one deep dive into why we self-abandon as we piggyback on feeling disconnected and staying with ourselves over the last two weeks. We are building a better feeling you.
Let’s not waste another moment...
00:00 Introduction
02:28 What emotional self-abandonment is and its root cause
04:49 Signs of self-abandonment
07:23 How people-pleasing is a form of emotional self-abandonment
09:34 Hiding who you are is a major sign of emotional self-abandonment
10:34 Abandoning your values is a behavior of self-abandonment
11:54 What lack of boundaries has to do with letting go of ourselves
12:43 Perfectionism is a major sign of self-abandoning
15:31 Self-abandonment can be a method of survival—remove the guilt, blame, and shame
17:44 Changing this habit, the why and how
19:45 Reconnecting with the self –step 1
21:45 Self-compassion is step 2
27:27 Step 3, saying no!
31:18 Morning to-do list is actually a self-assignment
34:15 Overcoming self-abandonment means to love the self
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