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The Hell. Happiness. Repeat. Podcast
Welcome to the Hell. Happiness. Repeat. Podcast, a haven for weary souls ready to release the limitations, dysfunction and BS beliefs that keep us stuck. I'm your host, Rebecca Gillis, a transformational coach who’s no stranger to the depths of hell, and unimaginable happiness I thought I’d never have. After working through my own food and alcohol addiction, unhealed trauma, and low self-worth, I now help others on the same path. Join me each week along with a community of experts and fellow travellers to discover inner wisdom, find unopened gifts and reach higher and higher levels of recovery, purpose and joy.
The Hell. Happiness. Repeat. Podcast
How to admit you're wrong and not destroy good relationships
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In this episode, breakthrough coach Rebecca Gillis breaks down what's really happening in your nervous system when you're locked in a conflict and can't admit fault — especially when part of you knows you played a role. If you've ever found yourself rehearsing arguments in your head, losing sleep over a disagreement, or doubling down when you know something's off, this episode is for you.
Rebecca walks you through why our brains default to blame, what fear is actually driving your defense, and — most importantly — how to start finding real freedom from conflict. The answer? It starts with you, not them.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why conflict triggers a survival response — even over seemingly small things
- How unaddressed resentments snowball over time
- The "Yeah, but" trap and how to use it as a diagnostic tool
- Why admitting your part actually builds self-esteem instead of destroying it
- How assumptions and spending time "in other people's heads" keep you in a state of anxiety
- The connection between pride, self-esteem, and how much other people's opinions affect you
- Why vulnerability is the only real path to resolution — and why we avoid it
- The St. Francis Prayer line that changes everything: to understand rather than to be understood
Key takeaways:
- When you're in a conflict, the first stop is always yourself — not the other person
- Fear of being wrong is really a fear of being exposed, humiliated, or kicked out of the group
- You can't fault-find and empathize at the same time — you have to put your weapons down first
- Acknowledging your part in something doesn't let the other person off the hook — these are separate things
- Speaking in absolutes ("I'm never talking to them again") is a signal to check in with yourself
- Your self-esteem is what you think of yourself — and no one else can take that from you
Mentioned in this episode:
- Jeff Hayward, author of Simple Sh!t for Complicated People (Season 2, previous episode)
- The St. Francis Prayer
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