6 Ways to Handle Judgment and Fear from the People Closest to You

Earn Your Happy

Lori Harder

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

You’re ready to go all-in on your dream, but someone close to you doesn’t get it. Maybe they’re questioning your choices. Maybe they’re making little jokes. Or maybe they’re totally silent when you share your vision. In this episode, I break down how to handle the judgment, fear, or guilt that can come from your closest circle, whether it’s your partner, your family, or your friends. I share the six sneaky ways people unintentionally sabotage your growth, how to take your power back, and why their fear is not your responsibility. Get ready to stop waiting for their permission and start building the life you know is meant for you. Check out our Sponsors: SKIMS - I finally tried SKIMS and I get all the hype. Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at SKIMS.com and let them know we sent you in the dropdown after checkout. Brevo - the all-in-one marketing and CRM platform designed to help you connect with customers and grow your business. Get started for free today - go to www.brevo.com/happy Blinds.com - Blinds.com makes it easy to get the designer look without the showroom markups. Get an exclusive $50 off when you spend $500 or more with code EARN at checkout. Shopify - Try the ecommerce platform I trust for Glōci, Sign up for your $1/month trial period at Shopify.com/happy Headway - the #1 daily growth app that delivers key insights from the world’s best non fiction books in bite sized 15 minute reads and audio. Save 25% off when you go to makeheadway.com/happy. Airbnb - Start making money by listing your home on Airbnb with an experienced Co-host, find a co-host at airbnb.com/host HIGHLIGHTS Why the people who love you most are often the ones holding you back. Six ways your inner circle might be sabotaging your dream. The moment I realized I was letting someone else’s fear cancel my purpose. What to do when someone close mocks your dream. The mantra that will help you hold your power during hard conversations. How to reframe judgment and show up in your calling. RESOURCES Join the 30 Day Audacity Challenge HERE! Join the most supportive mastermind on the internet HERE! Check out our FREE 90-Day Business Blueprint HERE! Listen to my free SECRET PODCASTS SERIES - Operation: Rekindle This B*tch Get glōci HERE Use code: HAPPY at checkout for 25% off! FOLLOW Follow me: @loriharder Follow glōci: @getgloci

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Shopify.
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0:16.5	and business plans for the first three months of an annual subscription.
0:19.6	Blinds.com.
0:20.7	Blines.com is giving our listeners an exclusive $50 off when you spend $500 or more.
0:25.6	Just use code to earn at checkout, limited time offer.
0:29.1	Rules and restrictions apply.
0:30.7	See blinds.com for details.
0:32.6	You're going to hear things like, oh, that's risky.
0:35.0	Are you sure you want to do that?
0:36.9	What if it doesn't work out? And it sounds
0:39.4	protective, but it's really their anxiety being handed to you and you're carrying it after that.
0:46.1	The people who love us the most are often the ones who unintentionally hold us back the most.
0:50.8	And it's not because they don't love us. It's because our dreams feel unsafe to them.
1:01.7	Welcome back to the podcast. It's time for another quickie because there's always time to
1:05.7	fit in inspiration. And today I want to chat with you about how your family, your partner, and maybe even
1:15.1	some of your best friends are unintentionally or maybe even a little bit intentional sabotaging
1:22.0	you. And it's usually the people that we care about the most when we set out to go for our big dreams
1:29.8	that are going to be the people who actually end up making a dent in having us do it or not do it.
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