Every time you try to manage someone else’s reaction to your truth, you abandon yourself to keep the peace.
But that’s not peace.
That’s control...wearing a nice dress.
In this episode of Standing Naked, Daveda peels back the layers on one of the most common, and invisible, forms of self-abandonment: the way high-capacity women edit themselves to stay likable, digestible, or “safe.”
She explores what’s really happening underneath the urge to soften your truth, over-explain your feelings, or apologize for being misunderstood, nd how radical honesty becomes the path back to freedom.
You’ll hear:
✨ Why people-pleasing is actually a nervous system survival strategy, not a personality trait
✨ The subtle ways control disguises itself as compassion
✨ How to recognize the micro-moments when you’re abandoning yourself
✨ What radical honesty really looks like, and how to embody it without burning bridges
✨ Why freedom isn’t about being unbothered, but about trusting yourself to handle whatever comes
This isn’t about speaking your truth recklessly, it’s about learning to trust your capacity to hold what happens when you do.
Because clarity doesn’t come before courage.
It comes because of it.
And the moment you stop trying to control other people’s reactions?
That’s when freedom finds you.
🎧 Want to hear how this work looks in real time? Inside Rebel Ambitions, Daveda shares the unfiltered behind-the-scenes of what it actually takes to live this truth, in business, relationships, and everyday life. Join here: https://daveda-schmidlin.newzenler.com/rebelambitions
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