Boundaries, Truth, and Reclaiming Your Power After Years of People-Pleasing

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What happens when the "good girl" you've been playing all your life starts suffocating the authentic woman you're meant to become? In this soul-stirring exploration, we unpack the survival strategy that many first-gen Latinas and women from traditional backgrounds know intimately—the compulsion to please everyone, stay small, remain quiet, and always be "nice," even when your spirit is screaming "no más."

Growing up hearing "pórtate bien" or "que vas a saber tu, mocosa" trains us to equate our worth with our ability to comply. This conditioning follows us everywhere—into boardrooms where we smile through microaggressions and take on unpaid work, into relationships where we ignore red flags to avoid being "dramática," and even into our own bodies, which bear the burden of our self-betrayal through physical symptoms like tight throats, stomach knots, and chronic exhaustion.

Through vulnerable personal stories and practical wisdom, this episode guides you through recognizing where the good girl lives in your body and how to gently, firmly evict her. You'll learn powerful boundary scripts tailored to different scenarios—from workplace assertiveness to family gatherings—and experience a guided inner child reparenting practice that helps heal the part of you that learned it was safer to be "good" than truthful.

The most transformative insight? Your body has been giving you data all along. That discomfort when you say yes but mean no isn't you being dramatic—it's your inner wisdom crying out for authenticity. By tuning into these signals and honoring them with clear boundaries, you begin the journey from "quedar bien" to "quedar bien conmigo"—from pleasing others to honoring yourself.

Ready to release the good girl and reclaim your power? Join me for a special 7-day Good Girl Detox Challenge with daily practices to strengthen your boundary-setting muscles and reconnect with your authentic voice. Your transformation begins with a single, powerful truth: you don't have to earn your worth. Ya eres suficiente—you are enough.

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