Outgrowing the Role

Before you ever knew who you were, someone else said something that made you feel like who you should be-the "good child," the "fixer," the "strong one," or "the pleaser".

In Episode 13 of A Widow and A Wife, titled, "Outgrowing the Role," we are digging into a deeply personal difficult truth: how the labels placed on us in childhood become the exact identities we use to earn love and acceptance as adults.

Carrying these roles into adulthood oftem means putting everone else's comfort ahead of our own truth. And while stepping out of those molds is necessary for genuine healing, the process of unlearning them is uncomfortable, scary, and hard work. In this conversation, we explore how to recognize the scripts given, navigating the friction of breaking them, and finally step into who you actually are-or figuring out who you are.

If you've spent your life holding up a role just to stay safe or accepted, this episode is your space to put that heavy armor down.