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Daily Shift 178: Choosing yourself is not selfish — it's survival

Celeste The Therapist

Published
June 23, 2026
Duration
4:53
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Last updated
Jun 24, 2026

Discusses self improvement, health, mental.

Summary

This is the episode the whole people pleasing cluster has been building toward. Because after everything — understanding where it came from, seeing what it costs, learning to disappoint people, reclaiming your reactions — it all comes down to this. Choosing yourself is not selfish. It is the most necessary, most courageous, most life-giving thing a people…

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Show notes

This is the episode the whole people pleasing cluster has been building toward. Because after everything — understanding where it came from, seeing what it costs, learning to disappoint people, reclaiming your reactions — it all comes down to this. Choosing yourself is not selfish. It is the most necessary, most courageous, most life-giving thing a people pleaser can do. And it's available to you right now. If you've spent your whole life putting yourself last and calling it virtue, this one is

Themes

  • self improvement
  • health
  • mental