This video explores why being around family feels so exhausting during the holidays, especially for adult children of emotionally immature parents. We talk about holiday family stress, emotional exhaustion, and healing. If your stomach tightens when the group text comes through… If you feel drained before you even arrive… If you’re not mad, just done… This episode is for you. 💛 For those raised in emotional immaturity, chaos, or addiction, the holidays don’t just bring memories — they bring...
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This video explores why being around family feels so exhausting during the holidays, especially for adult children of emotionally immature parents. We talk about holiday family stress, emotional exhaustion, and healing. If your stomach tightens when the group text comes through… If you feel drained before you even arrive… If you’re not mad, just done… This episode is for you. 💛 For those raised in emotional immaturity, chaos, or addiction, the holidays don’t just bring memories — they bring...
Why Saying No Feels So Wrong (When You’re Not Wrong at All)
Canaries in the Coal Mine
13 minutes
1 month ago
Why Saying No Feels So Wrong (When You’re Not Wrong at All)
This video explains why saying no feels wrong, why guilt shows up when you set boundaries, and how childhood conditioning, trauma, and people-pleasing shape your nervous system. If your stomach drops when you disappoint someone… If your chest tightens when you set a boundary… If guilt floods you the moment you choose rest… This episode is for you. 💛 For those raised in chaos, emotional immaturity, or addiction, guilt around “no” isn’t a character flaw — it’s conditioning. Today we’re talki...
Canaries in the Coal Mine
This video explores why being around family feels so exhausting during the holidays, especially for adult children of emotionally immature parents. We talk about holiday family stress, emotional exhaustion, and healing. If your stomach tightens when the group text comes through… If you feel drained before you even arrive… If you’re not mad, just done… This episode is for you. 💛 For those raised in emotional immaturity, chaos, or addiction, the holidays don’t just bring memories — they bring...