The Redeemed Mess

Performing for Approval: The Mess I Didn’t Know I Was Making


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Have you ever caught yourself pretending just to be accepted? Saying yes when your soul is tired, smiling when you're breaking, or serving others—not out of joy, but out of fear?

In this vulnerable episode of The Redeemed Mess, Kathy shares how years of people-pleasing and performing slowly became one of the biggest messes of her life. She opens up about the fear of abandonment that often hides beneath our need for approval, and how Jesus gently calls us out of performance and into freedom.

This is a conversation for the woman who’s tired of pretending—who wants to rest, be real, and finally live from a place of truth. You are already accepted. You are already loved. You don’t have to perform to belong.


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The Redeemed MessBy Kathy