#830: Stop Waiting for Approval (REBROADCAST)
Tracy calls you out on your bullshit–the “I don’t care what people think” persona you keep alive while secretly waiting for someone to make it safe before you take a risk.
She breaks down how avoidants stay stuck in a comfortable box, never developing real self-worth, always waiting for something to rescue them. A relationship, money, the universe. Something.
Here’s the truth: nothing is coming to rescue you from you.
Tracy shares how even years into this work, she had to learn that her husband showing up didn’t mean he’d clean up her shit. She still had to be in charge of herself.
The way out? Tiny, emotionally risky actions where you’re not attached to approval or disapproval.
“I cannot tell you how many years, even in doing this work, that I still felt there would be something, some payoff, something somewhere rescuing me from me.” ~ Tracy Crossley
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