#12: Why You Won't Say "Toxic" (Even When You Know It Was)

Inner Child Revolution - The Podcast · Sep 13, 2026 · 11m

There are words we avoid because they feel too final. Toxic. Abusive. Narcissistic. So we soften them into "they did their best" — and in doing that, we keep protecting a system that never protected us.

In this episode of Inner Child Revolution, I'm talking about the subconscious agreement so many of us made as kids — stay small, don't outshine anyone, don't take up too much space — and why that agreement is still running your pricing, your visibility, and the ceiling on what you'll let yourself earn. You don't need a clinical diagnosis to know a dynamic was toxic. If it cost you your voice…