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Episode 131 - Why it's so important NOT to say "It's OK" when someone apologizes to you

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We're so conditioned to do it...someone does something wrong, apologizes for it and then, often without even thinking about it, the next phrase out of our mouth is "it's OK". In today's episode we discuss what is really happening when we say this phrase and how we can begin to change this conditioning.


In this episode we cover:

  • Claire's exciting news
  • The TikTok that prompted this episode
  • What saying sorry really is
  • The thing that we desperately resist that significantly compromises our relationships
  • What really happens when we say "it's OK"
  • Showing strength of character
  • What can create motivation that brings our relationships closer together
  • The triple whammy of anxiety
  • The formula we learn during childhood and why it doesn't work
  • Temperature checking the relationships in our lives
  • What not saying anything can do
  • What's the why?
  • How to heal the root issue


    • Episode References:

    • The Guilt & Shame Series - Episode 43 - The Guilt & Shame Series: The difference between guilt and shame
    • The anxiety episode - Episode 28 - An antidote to anxiety
    • The episode about the relationship orbits and the Apology Blueprint - Episode 17 - Apology Series: What to do when you're waiting for an apology that will never come


      • Full Show notes: https://bit.ly/WellShitEpisodeGuide

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