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Mental health is only part of the story. What if your sensitivity, emotional depth, or mental health label was pointing you toward your greatest strength—not your biggest flaw? Join Lauren Polly—award-winning author, mental health advocate, and empathic speaker—as she shares personal stories, powerful reframes, and holistic tools to help you walk beyond limitation. Designed for sensitives, empaths, misfits, and those who feel different, this podcast explores emotional awareness, self-discovery, and alternative approaches to healing that go beyond the one-size-fits-all model. Each episode invites you to see yourself in a new light and discover the unique gifts hidden in your challenges. Because the world needs your difference—and you deserve to thrive. Meet Lauren at www.laurenpolly.com
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Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
#238 Sharing Is Not Caring: Intimacy SOS
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
How often does a shared experience leave you feeling more disconnected or confused?
When we try to share experiences, we tend to match the other person thinking it will build a sense of intimacy with them. But…
Expectations don’t get met and we feel more disconnected as a result…
Our sense of self and the situation gets muddled by their perspective…
Having our day hijacked by others’ choices becomes way too easy…
And our path forward can become less about authenticity and more about people-pleasing.
What if there was a better way to build relationships and a sense of connection in your life?
Tune in to this episode to discover:
- Awareness exercise on where you may be losing your sense of space, peace, and identity in others
- Why matching emotions is so dangerous to intimacy with others and most importantly yourself
- An easy exercise to “come back home” to you (immediate stress and anxiety fix!)
- In-the-moment tool for connecting to you while you interact with others
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