High Standards Are Not High Maintenance — Your Desires Are Directions | EP 270

Confident and Empowered Women · Jan 13, 2026 · 13m · transcript

💫 ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Have you ever caught yourself wondering, “Am I asking for too much?”

Or shrinking what you want so you don’t seem “difficult,” “high maintenance,” or “too intense”?

Yeah… we’re done with that.

In this episode, we’re flipping the entire conversation around high standards, self-respect, and guilt—because your standards aren’t the problem. The problem is we’ve been taught to treat our desires like inconveniences instead of guidance. Today, we’re reframing standards as alignment, not expectation—so you can stop negotiating with yourself and start building a life that actually…