There's a subtle line between enjoying reassurance and depending on it to regulate your emotional state.

And I think that's where so many of us quietly gets stuck.

There's this moment where your piece starts to hinge on something outside of you.

It could be you're waiting for a text or a tone shift in someone or maybe some sort of

timing difference in your life or a reaction or approval.

And suddenly your nervous system is scanning, right?

And it's not because you're dramatic.

It's not your inner drama queen.

It's not because you're insecure beyond repair.

But it is because somewhere in your history, your body learned, stay alert,

notice shifts, anticipate change, and that's how you stay safe.

Hello, hello, magical friends, yommies. My name is Raquel and welcome to your own magic

podcast for the creative and the curious soul.

And today's episode is about self-leadership,

about the quiet moment when you realize that you don't actually need more reassurance

from the outside world.

We do not.

We just need to come back home to ourselves. Maybe easier said than

done sometimes, right? But in the smallest, most human moments, you know, the moments where your

mind is crazy loud and your emotions are just, they're tender, right? You might be a little sensitive.

You can feel yourself almost

reaching for something outside of you to feel okay again and yeah we've we've all been there

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