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Description
In this week’s episode 351 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m talking about a form of self-abandonment that many high-achieving people don’t recognize because it’s often disguised as ambition, productivity, or “doing it for yourself.”
This episode explores the difference between genuinely caring for yourself and organizing your entire life around a future version of you while neglecting the person you are right now. I share a conversation with someone pursuing a long-held dream and the important realization that even meaningful goals can become harmful when they’re built on constant urgency, exhaustion, and disconnection from yourself.
Some of the talking points I go over in this episode include:
- Why a future goal is not self-care if it’s built on present-day self-abandonment
- The hidden ways self-abandonment shows up through urgency, over-functioning, and postponing your needs
- Why “I’ll take care of myself later” keeps people disconnected from themselves in the present
- How internal boundaries help you stay connected to yourself during stressful or messy seasons of life
- A simple daily question that helps you begin including yourself again: “What do I need right now?”
This episode is a reminder that self-care is not just about the outcome you’re working toward. It’s about the way you treat yourself along the way. Because you cannot build a life that feels good later if you are abandoning yourself now.
Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on living a more whole life and to hear even more about the points outlined above.
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