If you’ve ever felt unseen - like no one notices what you do or how much you hold - you’re not alone. Many of us have been conditioned to believe that love is earned through strength, reliability, and silence. That if we keep showing up, someone will finally notice.

In this episode, we explore what happens beneath that pattern - how the nervous system braces for disappointment, how the ego builds stories to protect our worth, and how emotional shutdown becomes a form of self-protection that actually blocks connection. You’ll learn how resentment lives in the body, why your guard goes up when you feel unappreciated, and what it takes to calm the body and open the heart again.

We’ll end with the practice that changes everything: self-empathy. The kind that lets you hear the truth beneath the noise - that you are not unappreciated, you are simply unseen by those who can’t yet meet you where you are. And that doesn’t mean you’re not worthy of love.

If you’ve been the strong one for too long, this episode will help you finally exhale - and remember what it feels like to be seen, heard, and held.

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