Thoughts or comments? Send us a text! What if shrinking isn’t your personality—it’s your programming? We sit down with author Candice Shepherd to unpack the hidden codes that keep so many of us stuck in people pleasing, perfectionism, and pretending to be fine. From the moment her marriage hit a crossroads to the day she chose her truth over approval, Candice maps a path that is brave, messy, and deeply human. We explore how the nervous system reacts before the mind can catch up, why a slamm...
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Thoughts or comments? Send us a text! What if shrinking isn’t your personality—it’s your programming? We sit down with author Candice Shepherd to unpack the hidden codes that keep so many of us stuck in people pleasing, perfectionism, and pretending to be fine. From the moment her marriage hit a crossroads to the day she chose her truth over approval, Candice maps a path that is brave, messy, and deeply human. We explore how the nervous system reacts before the mind can catch up, why a slamm...
From Love Bombing to Liberation: One Woman's Journey to Self-Worth
No Shrinking Violets Podcast for Women
37 minutes
1 month ago
From Love Bombing to Liberation: One Woman's Journey to Self-Worth
Thoughts or comments? Send us a text! What makes a strong, intelligent woman stay in an abusive relationship? Nikki Allen's answer might surprise you. The author of "Loved You Hated You" joins Mary to share how vulnerability after losing her mother and moving to a new city without support made her susceptible to an abusive partner she never imagined she'd tolerate. Nikki takes us through the confusing "charm-harm" cycle that trapped her for years—where moments of apparent love and grand roma...
No Shrinking Violets Podcast for Women
Thoughts or comments? Send us a text! What if shrinking isn’t your personality—it’s your programming? We sit down with author Candice Shepherd to unpack the hidden codes that keep so many of us stuck in people pleasing, perfectionism, and pretending to be fine. From the moment her marriage hit a crossroads to the day she chose her truth over approval, Candice maps a path that is brave, messy, and deeply human. We explore how the nervous system reacts before the mind can catch up, why a slamm...
