#447: You’re not Stuck, You’re Afraid

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In this solo episode, I dive deep into the idea that you’re not stuck—you’re afraid. I explore how fear, comfort, and unconscious loyalty to old stories keep us from stepping into our full potential. I read my viral Substack article aloud and riff on why real growth feels risky, how we sacrifice truth for belonging, and what it really means to live in integrity with your values. This is a call to stop fixing yourself and start becoming—because your freedom lives in choosing you. Resources: —Ready to transform your relationships? Download The Relationship Toolkit for free and learn the 5 essential skills to thrive in love and life! https://go.markgroves.com/relationship-toolkit-podcast —Join My Online Community: http://markgroves.com/community —Get My Book! Liberated Love - Release Codependent Patterns and Create the Love You Desire: https://markgroves.com/book —Explore My Courses: https://markgroves.com/courses Follow me and my work here: —Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/markgrovestv —Subscribe to my Newsletter: https://markgroves.com/newsletter —Subscribe to my Substack: https://markgroves.substack.com —Instagram - @createthelove: https://www.instagram.com/createthelove —Facebook - @createthelove: https://www.facebook.com/createthelove Have A Question? —Have a Question For Mark That You’d Like To Hear Answered on the Podcast? Leave us a Voice Note Here: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMarkGrovesPodcast If you want to dive deeper into Mark’s content, search through every episode, find specific topics we’ve covered, and ask him questions, go to his Dexa page: https://ask.markgroves.com This episode is sponsored by: —Mighty Networks: Go to http://www.markgroves.com/mightynetworks to learn how you can create your own community! Drop us a note at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, guest suggestions, or just to say hello! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another solo episode of the podcast. For those of you who don't know me,
0:06.1	my name is Mark Groves. And I'm obsessed with understanding ourselves, with understanding
0:12.6	what does it mean to be in this world and how do we use our relationships and the frictions
0:19.8	we have in our lives to become our highest self, to step into our
0:24.7	greatest potential. And it is my belief that the curriculum of our life is in service of that.
0:30.6	Should we agree to that? Should we say, okay, I'm going to use all of these things that have
0:36.3	happened in my world and in my past.
0:38.9	And instead of using them as reasons that I can't become something or can't create something,
0:43.9	I'm going to actually use them as the curriculum to create that thing.
0:48.6	So if you had a family that didn't feel great,
0:51.3	then that means you could either never create a family and live in the
0:54.3	pain of that, or you could create a family because you know what you don't want, which means
0:58.7	you know what you do want. And so this podcast, I've been really feeling called to do more solo
1:05.5	episodes and to dive more deeply into what I see as the translation of what goes on beyond the veil into what is
1:13.2	occurring in our lives, to try to put words to something that seemingly is impossible to put
1:19.1	words to. But hey, I'm going to do my damnedest. And it's always my greatest intention to continue to follow my intuitive pull.
1:29.1	So I'm feeling this call to have less guests on and to have more conversations with you.
1:34.2	And that feels really important.
1:36.9	That I just get to riff.
1:38.2	And so there's an article that I just riffed on Substack that has gone pretty viral.
1:44.0	And I wanted to share it with you
1:45.6	because I think the auditory experience of it is going to be different and it obviously
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