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Why do we have a burning desire to FIT IN? For most of us, our brains are wired that way. In this episode, we tackle the truth about fitting in and the shifts you can make to overcome its emotional and psychological costs that is adding to your exhaustion.
🔥 Why Watch This Episode?
✅ Learn how to “fitting in” often leads to erosion of boundaries.
✅ Discover how internal drive and external factors, like culture, create a subconscious pressure to fit in.
✅ Understand the emotional and psychological costs of fitting in.
✅ Review helpful practices to choose authenticity and healthy boundaries.
📖 Explore More: The following Simply Human YouTube episodes cover many of the foundational skills mentioned in this episodes (also available where you get your podcast):
Boundaries: https://youtu.be/5hqz3yFx-Yg
External Validation Trap: https://youtu.be/ATK5db_JL2M
Values: https://youtu.be/tP776EDXMBE
Self-Trust: https://youtu.be/sM5SeyYJwCY
Books, articles, and podcasts:
“The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown https://brenebrown.com/book/the-gifts-of-imperfection/
"How the Need to Belong Drives Human Behavior" Interview with Professor Geoffrey Cohen. American Psychological Association
https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/human-behavior
“The Courage to Be” By Paul Tillich, https://a.co/d/gVvunpP
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