Shrinking doesn’t always look like fear. Sometimes it looks like being agreeable, capable, and easy to work with.

This conversation explores the subtle ways we dim ourselves to keep the peace, avoid conflict, or feel safe—at work, in relationships, and in our own inner world. Through honest stories about perfectionism, people-pleasing, over-functioning, and long-standing family and professional dynamics, we unpack how shrinking becomes a learned survival strategy—and how it quietly shapes our confidence, boundaries, and sense of self.

You’ll walk away with:
~Language to recognize where you’re editing yourself or playing small
~Insight into how conditioning and past experiences shape your tolerance
~A clearer understanding of the difference between harmony and self-betrayal
~Practical reflections to help you take up your full space without over-explaining or apologizing
~Give yourself permission to stop pretending

Because shrinking might have kept you safe once—but it doesn’t have to be how you live now.
Because when you stop playing small, you create space for more blessings to meet you.

Recorded at ROC Vox Recording & Production in Pittsford, NY. Learn more at rocvox.com.

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Recorded at ROC Vox Recording & Production Studios, Rochester, NY  rocvox.com