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Daily Shift 183: You don't have to shrink to be acceptable

Celeste The Therapist

Published
July 10, 2026
Duration
4:51
Summary source
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Last updated
Aug 16, 2026

Discusses self improvement, health, mental.

Summary

So many people have learned to make themselves smaller — quieter, less opinionated, less visible, less themselves — in order to be accepted by the people around them. In today's episode, Celeste talks about the shrinking habit. Where it comes from, what it costs, and why the version of you that fits perfectly into every room by making yourself smaller is …

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So many people have learned to make themselves smaller — quieter, less opinionated, less visible, less themselves — in order to be accepted by the people around them. In today's episode, Celeste talks about the shrinking habit. Where it comes from, what it costs, and why the version of you that fits perfectly into every room by making yourself smaller is not actually you at all. If you've been dimming yourself down to make others comfortable, this one is going to give you permission to take up y

Themes

  • self improvement
  • health
  • mental