Description

What if you were as reliable to yourself as you are to your boss, your kids, or your community? Imagine a world where the promises you make in private—to rest, to move, or to create—carried the same weight as a deadline on your calendar. In this episode, Erica Rooney explores "self-ghosting," where ambitious women break promises to themselves while showing up flawlessly for everyone else, and shares how to move from "good vibes" to "clean agreements" to rebuild self-trust and stop the cycle of burnout. 

Inside the Episode

• The Fictional Woman Fallacy: Why we fail by making plans for a version of ourselves that has zero kids, infinite sleep, and no job. 
• Defining Clean Agreements: The four-part framework—When, Where, How Long, and Done—that turns a vague goal into a kept promise. 
• The $20 Rule: Why doing the "minimum" is more valuable than doing nothing when you can't give 100%. 
• The "Fix It Fast" Protocol: How to stop the "shame monologue" and recover immediately after a missed commitment without "starting over." 

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