For years, I told myself I was lucky.

Lucky to have stability.Lucky to have a job.Lucky to have what I had.

And because I was so focused on being grateful, I never stopped to ask if I was actually being valued.

In this episode, we’re exploring something many women never say out loud:

What if gratitude has been keeping you stuck?

What if you’ve been taught that wanting more is greedy, asking for more is selfish, and having needs makes you “too much”?

We’ll talk about:

* the hidden cost of settling

* how gratitude can become a ceiling instead of a gift

* why so many women learn to make themselves smaller

* and what becomes possible when you stop accepting scraps and start trusting yourself again

Because gratitude was never meant to silence you.

And you were never meant to survive on less than you deserve.

If you’ve ever found yourself lowering the floor, adjusting your expectations, or convincing yourself that scraps should be enough, this episode is for you.

And if this resonates, I’d love to meet you over on my Substack, Unboxed, where I write more deeply about self-trust, conditioning, and remembering who you are.

https://substack.com/@michelletabon

Because you’re not ungrateful.

You’re remembering.

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