The Hidden Cost of Being Convenient

Have you ever been called “low-maintenance,” “easygoing,” or “the chill one”—and wondered why it didn’t feel like a compliment?

In this episode, Lauren breaks down what it really costs to be the convenient one. From the silent sacrifices to the self-abandonment we normalize in the name of keeping the peace, The Hidden Cost of Being Convenient is an unfiltered conversation about the patterns we learn to survive—and how to unlearn them so we can actually live.

You’ll hear hard truths about:
•Why people-pleasing is fear disguised as kindness
•The emotional and identity “taxes” you pay by shrinking yourself
•How being needed can feel like love—but isn’t the same as being valued
•And what it takes to stop performing for acceptance and start showing up as your full self

If you’ve ever swallowed your voice, said yes when you meant no, or carried the weight of everyone else’s comfort—this one is for you.

It’s not about becoming difficult.
It’s about becoming whole.

Listen now and start unlearning the patterns that kept you “convenient.”
You don’t have to keep being the most convenient person in the room.

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