Bonus Snack E80: When Standing Up for Yourself Feels Like Conflict (Even When It’s Not)

Reality Check My Life | Bonus Snack | E80: When Standing Up for Yourself Feels Like Conflict (Even When It’s Not)

In this Bonus Snack episode, Gin breaks down the quiet,uncomfortable moment that happens when you speak your truth… and your body reacts like you started a war.

It begins with a simple Facebook comment — and the internalwobble that followed — opening the door to a deeper conversation about why so many of us have learned to shrink, delete ourselves, and keep the peace at our own expense.

This episode explores:

✨ Why asserting yourself can feellike conflict, even when it's not
✨How childhood roles shape adult self-expression
✨The nervous system's reaction to truth-telling
✨The difference between lived experience and projected perspective
✨Why we make ourselves small so others can “shitcomfortably”
✨And how to reclaim your voice without guilt or apology

If you've ever hit “delete” on your own truth, swalloweddiscomfort to keep someone else comfortable, or felt that familiar flinch after finally standing up for yourself — this episode is for you.

Pull up a quiet moment, take a breath, and let’s unpack ittogether.
Because you’re allowed to take up space.
You’re allowed to speak.
And you deserve to stop disappearing.