Latest / Notes to Her / Note 49: Choosing You Doesn’t Make You Selfish
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- 0:17Hey,
- 0:17girl.
- 0:17Hey.
- 0:17Welcome
- 0:18back
- 0:18to
- 0:18no
- 0:18Star
- 0:18or
- 0:18the
- 0:18Daily
- 0:19Pep
- 0:19Talk.
- 0:19I'm
- 0:19Yaya,
- 0:20your
- 0:20confidence
- 0:20and
- 0:20mindset
- 0:21coach,
- 0:21here
- 0:21to
- 0:21help
- 0:22you
- 0:22stop
- 0:22shrinking,
- 0:23stop
- 0:23overthinking,
- 0:24and
- 0:24stop
- 0:24abandoning
- 0:25yourself
- 0:25when
- 0:26things
- 0:26get
- 0:26uncomfortable.
- 0:27Because
- 0:27choosing
- 0:28you,
- 0:28resting,
- 0:30setting
- 0:30boundaries,
- 0:31listening
- 0:32to
- 0:32your
- 0:32needs,
- 0:33that
- 0:33does
- 0:33not
- 0:33make
- 0:34you
- 0:34selfish.
- 0:34And
- 0:35honestly,
- 0:35that
- 0:36might
- 0:36be
- 0:36one
- 0:36of
- 0:36the
- 0:36most
- 0:37important
- 0:37things
- 0:37that
- 0:38I
- 0:38ever
- 0:38say
- 0:38to
- 0:39you.
- 0:39Because
- 0:39so
- 0:40many
- 0:40women
- 0:40are
- 0:40walking
- 0:41around
- 0:41with
- 0:41guilt
- 0:42for
- 0:42simply
- 0:42taking
- 0:42care
- 0:43of
- 0:43themselves.
- 0:44And
- 0:44it's
- 0:44time
- 0:44that
- 0:45we
- 0:45clear
- 0:45that
- 0:46up.
- 0:57So
- 0:57somewhere
- 0:57along
- 0:57the
- 0:58way,
- 0:58we
- 0:58were
- 0:58taught
- 0:59a
- 0:59lie.
- 0:59That
- 0:59choosing
- 1:00yourself
- 1:00is
- 1:00selfish,
- 1:01that
- 1:01prioritizing
- 1:02your
- 1:02needs
- 1:02is
- 1:02narcissistic,
- 1:04that
- 1:04putting
- 1:04yourself
- 1:05first
- 1:05means
- 1:05taking
- 1:06something
- 1:06away
- 1:07from
- 1:07others.
- 1:08And
- 1:08that
- 1:08message
- 1:09didn't
- 1:09come
- 1:09from
- 1:09nowhere.
- 1:10We
- 1:10watched
- 1:11it
- 1:11growing
- 1:11up.
- 1:12We
- 1:12watched
- 1:12our
- 1:13moms
- 1:13and
- 1:13the
- 1:13women
- 1:14before
- 1:14them
- 1:14play
- 1:15that
- 1:15role
- 1:15of
- 1:15superwoman,
- 1:16doing
- 1:17everything
- 1:18for
- 1:18everyone,
- 1:19holding
- 1:20the
- 1:20house
- 1:20together,
- 1:21working,
- 1:21caring,
- 1:22sacrificing.
- 1:24And
- 1:24at
- 1:24the
- 1:24end
- 1:24of
- 1:24the
- 1:24day,
- 1:25she
- 1:25was
- 1:25exhausted,
- 1:26but
- 1:27she
- 1:27kept
- 1:27going.
- 1:28And
- 1:28what
- 1:29we
- 1:29learned
- 1:29from
- 1:29that
- 1:29wasn't
- 1:30just
- 1:30work
- 1:30ethic.
- 1:31We
- 1:31learned
- 1:31that
- 1:31being
- 1:31a
- 1:32good
- 1:32woman
- 1:32meant
- 1:33being
- 1:33depleted.
- 1:34So
- 1:35now,
- 1:35as
- 1:35adults,
- 1:35we
- 1:36wear
- 1:36all
- 1:36hats.
- 1:37Daughter,
- 1:38mother,
- 1:39partner,
- 1:40leader,
- 1:41boss,
- 1:42caregiver,
- 1:43friend.
- 1:44And
- 1:45somewhere
- 1:45in
- 1:45all
- 1:46of
- 1:46that,
- 1:46we
- 1:46have
- 1:47internalized
- 1:47this
- 1:48belief.
- 1:48If
- 1:49everyone
- 1:49else
- 1:49is
- 1:49okay,
- 1:50then
- 1:50I'm
- 1:50allowed
- 1:51to
- 1:51be
- 1:51okay.
- 1:52But
- 1:53the
- 1:53truth
- 1:53is,
- 1:54the
- 1:54person
- 1:55who
- 1:55should
- 1:55be
- 1:55taken
- 1:56care
- 1:56of
- 1:56first
- 1:57is
- 1:57you.
- 1:59Now
- 1:59let's
- 1:59talk
- 1:59about
- 2:00guilt,
- 2:00because
- 2:00I
- 2:00know
- 2:00it's
- 2:01real.
- 2:02Most
- 2:02women
- 2:03weren't
- 2:03praised
- 2:04for
- 2:04having
- 2:04needs,
- 2:05were
- 2:05praised
- 2:05for
- 2:06being
- 2:06helpful,
- 2:07low
- 2:07maintenance,
- 2:08strong,
- 2:09available,
- 2:11selfless.
- 2:12So
- 2:12when
- 2:12you
- 2:12rest,
- 2:13your
- 2:13mind
- 2:14says
- 2:14you
- 2:15should
- 2:15be
- 2:15doing
- 2:15more.
- 2:16When
- 2:17you
- 2:17say
- 2:17no,
- 2:17your
- 2:18body
- 2:18tightens.
- 2:19When
- 2:20you
- 2:20put
- 2:20yourself
- 2:20first,
- 2:21your
- 2:21nervous
- 2:22system
- 2:22panics.
- 2:23That's
- 2:24not
- 2:24intuition,
- 2:25that
- 2:25is
- 2:26conditioning.
- 2:27You're
- 2:28not
- 2:28selfish.
- 2:29You're
- 2:29just
- 2:29doing
- 2:30something
- 2:30unfamiliar.
- 2:32And
- 2:32unfamiliar
- 2:33things
- 2:33often
- 2:33come
- 2:34with
- 2:34guilt.
- 2:35Not
- 2:35because
- 2:35they're
- 2:36wrong,
- 2:36but
- 2:36because
- 2:36they
- 2:37disrupt
- 2:37a
- 2:37pattern
- 2:38that
- 2:38benefited
- 2:38other
- 2:39people.
- 2:40We've
- 2:40said
- 2:40this
- 2:41before
- 2:41and
- 2:41we
- 2:41need
- 2:42to
- 2:42say
- 2:42it
- 2:42again.
- 2:43Guilt
- 2:43is
- 2:44not
- 2:44always
- 2:44a
- 2:44sign
- 2:45that
- 2:45you're
- 2:45doing
- 2:45something
- 2:46wrong.
- 2:47Sometimes
- 2:47it's
- 2:47a
- 2:47sign
- 2:48that
- 2:48you
- 2:48are
- 2:48doing
- 2:49something
- 2:49new.
- 2:51Now
- 2:51let's
- 2:51talk
- 2:52about
- 2:52something
- 2:52that
- 2:52nobody
- 2:53really
- 2:53wants
- 2:53to
- 2:53admit.
- 2:54What
- 2:55actually
- 2:55happens
- 2:56when
- 2:56you
- 2:56don't
- 2:56choose
- 2:57yourself?
- 2:58You
- 2:59don't
- 2:59become
- 2:59more
- 3:00loving.
- 3:01You
- 3:01don't
- 3:01become
- 3:01more
- 3:02patient.
- 3:02Trust
- 3:02me,
- 3:03I
- 3:03know.
- 3:03And
- 3:04you
- 3:04don't
- 3:04become
- 3:04more
- 3:04giving.
- 3:05You
- 3:06end
- 3:06up
- 3:06being
- 3:06resentful.
- 3:07You
- 3:07become
- 3:08short
- 3:08tempered.
- 3:09You
- 3:09feel
- 3:09disconnected
- 3:10from
- 3:10yourself.
- 3:11You
- 3:11start
- 3:12snapping
- 3:12at
- 3:12the
- 3:12people
- 3:12that
- 3:13you
- 3:13love,
- 3:13keeping
- 3:13Trust
- 3:14me
- 3:14again,
- 3:14I
- 3:14know
- 3:15this.
- 3:15And
- 3:15you
- 3:15feel
- 3:16drained
- 3:16before
- 3:16the
- 3:17day
- 3:17even
- 3:18starts.
- 3:19That's
- 3:19what
- 3:19self
- 3:20abandonment
- 3:20looks
- 3:21like.
- 3:23It's
- 3:23ignoring
- 3:23your
- 3:24instincts,
- 3:25justifying
- 3:26your
- 3:26exhaustion,
- 3:27breaking
- 3:28promises
- 3:28to
- 3:28yourself,
- 3:29saying
- 3:30yes
- 3:30when
- 3:30your
- 3:30body
- 3:31is
- 3:31screaming
- 3:32no.
- 3:34And
- 3:34over
- 3:35time,
- 3:35it
- 3:36chips
- 3:36away
- 3:36at
- 3:36your
- 3:37confidence.
- 3:38Because
- 3:38your
- 3:38confidence
- 3:39doesn't
- 3:39disappear
- 3:39overnight.
- 3:40It,
- 3:40it
- 3:40erodes.
- 3:41Every
- 3:42time
- 3:42you
- 3:42override
- 3:43yourself,
- 3:45your
- 3:45body
- 3:45keeps
- 3:46score.
- 3:47That
- 3:47tight
- 3:47chest,
- 3:48that
- 3:49constant
- 3:49anxiety,
- 3:50that
- 3:50mental
- 3:51fog,
- 3:52that's
- 3:52not
- 3:52weakness.
- 3:53That's
- 3:54your
- 3:54nervous
- 3:54system
- 3:55saying,
- 3:55I
- 3:55need
- 3:56to
- 3:56rest,
- 3:57I
- 3:57need
- 3:57care,
- 3:58I
- 3:58need
- 3:58safety.
- 4:01So
- 4:02let's
- 4:02reframe
- 4:03this
- 4:03properly.
- 4:04Self
- 4:04love
- 4:05is
- 4:05not
- 4:06indulgence.
- 4:07It's
- 4:07not
- 4:07selfishness
- 4:08and
- 4:08it's
- 4:09not
- 4:09ego.
- 4:10Self
- 4:11love
- 4:11is
- 4:12protection.
- 4:13It
- 4:14protects
- 4:14your
- 4:14peace,
- 4:15your
- 4:15energy,
- 4:16your
- 4:17mental
- 4:17health,
- 4:18your
- 4:18nervous
- 4:19system.
- 4:20When
- 4:20you
- 4:20practice
- 4:21self
- 4:21care,
- 4:21you
- 4:22are
- 4:22regulating
- 4:22yourself.
- 4:25And
- 4:25regulation
- 4:25matters.
- 4:26Because
- 4:26a
- 4:26dysregulated
- 4:27nervous
- 4:28system
- 4:28cannot
- 4:29access
- 4:29confidence,
- 4:30clarity
- 4:31or
- 4:31grounded
- 4:32decision
- 4:32making.
- 4:34When
- 4:34you're
- 4:34constantly
- 4:35overwhelmed,
- 4:36you
- 4:36overthink
- 4:37everything,
- 4:38you
- 4:39doubt
- 4:39yourself,
- 4:40you
- 4:40react
- 4:41instead
- 4:41of
- 4:42respond.
- 4:43And
- 4:43you
- 4:43feel
- 4:44emotionally
- 4:44unsafe
- 4:45inside
- 4:46your
- 4:46body.
- 4:47Self
- 4:48care
- 4:48isn't
- 4:48about
- 4:48luxury.
- 4:49It's
- 4:49about
- 4:50stability,
- 4:51sleep,
- 4:52boundaries,
- 4:53hydration,
- 4:55movement,
- 4:56quiet.
- 4:58Say
- 4:58no.
- 5:00These
- 5:00are
- 5:01not
- 5:01extras.
- 5:02They're
- 5:03what
- 5:03allow
- 5:03you
- 5:04to
- 5:04show
- 5:04up
- 5:04as
- 5:04your
- 5:05best
- 5:05self
- 5:06in
- 5:06every
- 5:07role
- 5:07that
- 5:07you
- 5:07care
- 5:07about.
- 5:09And
- 5:09here's
- 5:09the
- 5:09part
- 5:10that
- 5:10changes
- 5:10everything.
- 5:12The
- 5:12more
- 5:12that
- 5:13you
- 5:13pour
- 5:13into
- 5:13yourself,
- 5:14the
- 5:14better
- 5:14you
- 5:15are
- 5:15for
- 5:15everyone
- 5:16else.
- 5:16Let
- 5:17me
- 5:17say
- 5:17that
- 5:17again.
- 5:18The
- 5:18more
- 5:18that
- 5:18you
- 5:19pour
- 5:19into
- 5:19yourself,
- 5:20the
- 5:21better
- 5:21you
- 5:21are
- 5:21for
- 5:22everyone
- 5:22else.
- 5:23Not
- 5:24worse,
- 5:25better.
- 5:27Now
- 5:27let's
- 5:27talk
- 5:27about
- 5:28the
- 5:28pushback.
- 5:28Because
- 5:29it
- 5:29will
- 5:29come.
- 5:30I
- 5:30mentioned
- 5:31this.
- 5:31Some
- 5:31people
- 5:31will
- 5:31call
- 5:31you
- 5:32selfish
- 5:32when
- 5:32you
- 5:32change.
- 5:33Not
- 5:34because
- 5:34you're
- 5:34wrong,
- 5:35but
- 5:35because
- 5:35the
- 5:35boundary
- 5:36disrupts
- 5:36what
- 5:36they're
- 5:37used
- 5:37to.
- 5:38Your
- 5:38self
- 5:39love
- 5:39highlights
- 5:39where
- 5:40others
- 5:40are
- 5:41still
- 5:41over.
- 5:41Giving
- 5:42your
- 5:43rest
- 5:43challenges
- 5:43their
- 5:44hustle.
- 5:45Your
- 5:45no
- 5:46forces
- 5:46them
- 5:46to
- 5:46sit
- 5:47with
- 5:47their
- 5:47own
- 5:47limits.
- 5:48And
- 5:49that
- 5:49discomfort,
- 5:50they're
- 5:50going
- 5:50to
- 5:50label
- 5:51that
- 5:51selfishness.
- 5:53Because
- 5:53growth
- 5:53will
- 5:53always
- 5:54challenge
- 5:54systems
- 5:55that
- 5:55relied
- 5:55on
- 5:55your
- 5:55silence,
- 5:56sacrifice
- 5:57or
- 5:57self
- 5:57abandonment.
- 5:59That
- 6:00doesn't
- 6:00mean
- 6:00you
- 6:00stop.
- 6:01That
- 6:01means
- 6:02that
- 6:02you're
- 6:02evolving.
- 6:04And
- 6:04let
- 6:04me
- 6:04say
- 6:05this,
- 6:06Self
- 6:06love
- 6:07is
- 6:07responsibility.
- 6:08It's
- 6:09saying,
- 6:10I
- 6:10take
- 6:11responsibility
- 6:11for
- 6:12my
- 6:12emotional
- 6:12health.
- 6:13I
- 6:13take
- 6:14responsibility
- 6:14for
- 6:15my
- 6:15energy.
- 6:16I
- 6:16take
- 6:16responsibility
- 6:17for
- 6:17how
- 6:17I
- 6:18show
- 6:18up.
- 6:19Because
- 6:19when
- 6:20you
- 6:20don't,
- 6:21you
- 6:21leak.
- 6:23You
- 6:23leak
- 6:23frustration,
- 6:24you
- 6:24leak
- 6:25resentment,
- 6:26you
- 6:26leak
- 6:27exhaustion.
- 6:29And
- 6:29when
- 6:29I
- 6:29say
- 6:29you
- 6:30leak,
- 6:30here's
- 6:30what
- 6:30I
- 6:30mean.
- 6:32When
- 6:32you
- 6:32don't
- 6:33take
- 6:33responsibility
- 6:33for
- 6:34your
- 6:34emotional
- 6:34health,
- 6:35when
- 6:35you
- 6:35don't
- 6:36rest
- 6:36and
- 6:36when
- 6:36you
- 6:37don't
- 6:37set
- 6:37boundaries,
- 6:38that
- 6:38energy
- 6:39just
- 6:39doesn't
- 6:40disappear.
- 6:41It
- 6:41shows
- 6:41up
- 6:41as
- 6:42irritation.
- 6:42When
- 6:42somebody
- 6:43asks
- 6:43you
- 6:43a
- 6:43simple
- 6:44question,
- 6:46it
- 6:46shows
- 6:46up
- 6:46at
- 6:46you,
- 6:47snapping
- 6:47at
- 6:47people
- 6:48you
- 6:48love.
- 6:49It's
- 6:49passive
- 6:50aggressiveness
- 6:50instead
- 6:51of
- 6:51honesty.
- 6:52It's
- 6:52burnout,
- 6:53anxiety,
- 6:54brain
- 6:54fog
- 6:55and
- 6:55self
- 6:56doubt.
- 6:57You
- 6:57start
- 6:58reacting
- 6:58instead
- 6:59of
- 6:59responding
- 7:00and
- 7:00you
- 7:00feel
- 7:00on
- 7:00edge
- 7:01for
- 7:01no
- 7:01clear
- 7:01reason.
- 7:03You
- 7:03question
- 7:03yourself
- 7:04more.
- 7:04You
- 7:05lose
- 7:05patience
- 7:05faster.
- 7:07Not
- 7:07because
- 7:07you're
- 7:07a
- 7:08bad
- 7:08person,
- 7:08but
- 7:08because
- 7:09your
- 7:09system
- 7:09is
- 7:10overwhelmed.
- 7:11And
- 7:12that's
- 7:12why
- 7:12self
- 7:12love
- 7:13is
- 7:13not
- 7:13optional.
- 7:14Because
- 7:15when
- 7:15you
- 7:15don't
- 7:16take
- 7:16care
- 7:16of
- 7:16yourself
- 7:17on
- 7:17purpose,
- 7:18your
- 7:18exhaustion
- 7:19shows
- 7:19up
- 7:19by
- 7:20accident
- 7:20and
- 7:21it
- 7:21affects
- 7:21everyone
- 7:22around
- 7:22you.
- 7:23Choosing
- 7:23you
- 7:24doesn't
- 7:24mean
- 7:24that
- 7:24you
- 7:24care
- 7:24less.
- 7:25It
- 7:25means
- 7:25that
- 7:25you
- 7:26care
- 7:26better.
- 7:29So
- 7:29I
- 7:29want
- 7:29you
- 7:29to
- 7:29hear
- 7:29me
- 7:30when
- 7:30I
- 7:30say
- 7:30this
- 7:30to
- 7:30you.
- 7:31Because
- 7:31I'm
- 7:31saying
- 7:31this
- 7:32out
- 7:32of
- 7:32love.
- 7:33Choosing
- 7:34you
- 7:34does
- 7:35not
- 7:35make
- 7:35you
- 7:36selfish.
- 7:37It
- 7:37makes
- 7:37you
- 7:37self
- 7:38aware.
- 7:39It
- 7:39makes
- 7:39you
- 7:39grounded.
- 7:41It
- 7:41makes
- 7:41you
- 7:41emotionally
- 7:42responsible.
- 7:44And
- 7:45if
- 7:45you're
- 7:45ready
- 7:45to
- 7:45practice
- 7:46choosing
- 7:46you
- 7:47without
- 7:47guilt,
- 7:48without
- 7:49over
- 7:49explaining,
- 7:50without
- 7:50shrinking.
- 7:51I
- 7:52want
- 7:52to
- 7:52invite
- 7:52you
- 7:52to
- 7:52my
- 7:53five
- 7:53day
- 7:53challenge.
- 7:54Her
- 7:55era
- 7:56the
- 7:56self
- 7:56love
- 7:57reset.
- 7:58This
- 7:58is
- 7:58a
- 7:58space
- 7:58for
- 7:59women
- 7:59who
- 7:59are
- 7:59tired
- 8:00of
- 8:00pouring
- 8:00from
- 8:00an
- 8:01empty
- 8:01cup.
- 8:02Five
- 8:02days
- 8:03to
- 8:03reconnect
- 8:03with
- 8:04yourself.
- 8:05To
- 8:05regulate
- 8:05your
- 8:06nervous
- 8:06system.
- 8:07To
- 8:07stop
- 8:07abandoning
- 8:08your
- 8:08needs
- 8:09to
- 8:09choose
- 8:09yourself
- 8:10on
- 8:10purpose.
- 8:12Details
- 8:12will
- 8:12be
- 8:13in
- 8:13the
- 8:13show
- 8:13notes
- 8:14and
- 8:14until
- 8:14next
- 8:15time,
- 8:15remember,
- 8:16choosing
- 8:16you
- 8:17doesn't
- 8:17take
- 8:18anything
- 8:18away
- 8:19from
- 8:19anyone
- 8:19else.
- 8:20It
- 8:21brings
- 8:21you
- 8:21back
- 8:21to
- 8:21yourself.
- 8:22And
- 8:23that's
- 8:23where
- 8:23everything
- 8:24changes.
- 8:32Sam.