Adaptation kept you safe—but it didn’t come without a cost.

In this solo episode, we explore how the versions of ourselves we created to survive early emotional environments can quietly shape our adult lives. From people-pleasing and over-functioning to shrinking our needs and staying longer than we should, this episode names the hidden price of staying adaptable for too long.

This conversation unpacks:

• How survival strategies become identity

• Why self-abandonment can feel responsible

• Where adaptation shows up at work, in friendships, and in habits

• The difference between awareness and self-blame

This episode isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about recognizing what once protected you—and deciding what no longer needs to lead.

Because adaptation made sense back then.
And you’re allowed to want something different now.