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Why You Shut Down When Things Get Hard
You know what you want to say. You just don’t say it.
Maybe you decide it isn’t worth the conflict. Maybe you pull back because keeping the peace feels safer than letting more of yourself into the room. Maybe you’ve gotten so used to being easy, agreeable, or low-maintenance that disappearing a little barely registers anymore.
Sometimes shutting down looks like nothing is happening.
But sometimes shutting down is the protection strategy.
This episode looks at what may be happening underneath the urge to get quieter, smaller, or less visible, and why a pattern that once helped protect peace…
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