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Ep. 67 - Get Curious Instead of Critical with Rose Ann Cerofeci
The Self Investment Project with Kathy Washburn | Emotional Wellness, Midlife Reinvention & Reclaiming Your Authentic Self
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You’ve been living like it’s your job to fix everything—worrying, over-managing, and carrying the emotional labor—only to realize it’s exhausting and not actually working. In this episode, professor and coach Rose Ann Cerofeci shares how curiosity can interrupt shame, soften control patterns, and help you shift from fixer to witness—at home, at work, and in your own body.
Topics discussed:
- People-pleasing and “fixer” identity patterns
- Curiosity to interrupt shame and self-criticism
- Anxiety, isolation, and “failure to launch” after COVID
- Smartphones, attention, and social disconnection
- Surrender vs giving up (emotional resilience)
- Identity shifts that create self-advocacy
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