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Stop Showing Up for Everyone Else

Stop Showing Up for Everyone Else

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Jul 29, 2025
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Most people struggle with the same core issue: they show up for everyone else but forget to show up for themselves.

I recently worked with a client named Desiree, a marketing director who came to me feeling completely overwhelmed. She described herself as "constantly chasing my tail" with never enough time to get everything done.

Between her high-pressure job, young kids, and household responsibilities, she was drowning. The breaking point came when she was offered an exciting new project that should have felt like an opportunity, but instead kept her awake at night because she couldn't figure out how to fit one more thing into her already packed life.

Through our work together, Desiree had a profound realization: there's no separate "work life" and "personal life" to balance. There's just life and the choices you make within it. Once she understood that she was always choosing her responses rather than being a victim of circumstances, everything shifted.

She learned to make values-led …

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