Why is it so hard to answer honestly when someone asks how you’re really doing? In this episode, Shawna unpacks the helper pattern of deflecting care, the nervous-system bracing underneath it, and why being witnessed can feel harder than holding space for everyone else. If you’re fluent in supporting others but awkward as hell at receiving, this one will land.

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