S2 Episode 13 You Weren’t Too Much — They Were Too Small

🎙️ Season 2, Episode 13: “You Weren’t Too Much — They Were Too Small”

🔥 You were never too much.
You were just in a space too small to hold you.

Have you ever been told:
“You’re too intense.”
“You feel too deeply.”
“You care too much.”
“You dream too big.”
“You’re too ambitious.”

They said it like it was a flaw. Like your boldness, depth, and vision made you unlovable.
But what if the truth is this:
You weren’t too much. They were too limited.

In this fire-filled episode of the Get Up Show Up Never Give Up podcast, we’re burning the narrative that says your passion is a problem and your presence is a threat.

This episode is your reclamation.
Of your power. Your voice. Your truth. Your FULLNESS.

🎧 What You’ll Learn Inside This Episode:

• Why “too much” is a projection, not your identity
• The trauma response of shrinking to be accepted
• The biological cost of muting your emotions and expression
• Why insecure people label you "too intense" to avoid their own growth
• How to identify emotional manipulation disguised as “feedback”
• How to reclaim the parts of you that were silenced or shamed
• What happens in your body when you suppress your truth
• How to practice showing up as your whole self — out loud and unapologetically
• Why people-pleasing is not peace — it’s survival
• What to do when people call you “arrogant,” “difficult,” or “selfish” for evolving

🧠 Featuring Research From:

• Dr. Lindsay Gibson (Emotional Immaturity & Projection)
• Harvard Business Review (The Double Bind Effect on assertiveness)
• Stanford University Psychology Department (The cost of emotional suppression)
• Dr. Pete Walker (Fawn Trauma Response)
• University of California Social Psychology Study (Mirror Theory & Projection)
• Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (The Body Keeps the Score)

🛠️ Implementation Tools Inside This Episode:

• The Mirror Reset Framework: How to tell when criticism is actually projection
• The 3-Part Boldness Reclamation Strategy:
  ✅ Identify the projection
  ✅ Reaffirm your identity
  ✅ Recalibrate your rooms
• A written permission slip to exist fully — no shrinking, no apology
• Daily practices to stretch your confidence and expand your identity
• Reframes to help you stop internalizing other people’s discomfort

👂 This episode is for you if:

• You’ve ever dimmed your light to keep the peace
• You were told to “calm down,” “tone it down,” or “be easier to love”
• You’ve been labeled “too sensitive,” “too loud,” or “too intense”
• You feel guilty for wanting more — love, joy, rest, power, success
• You’re tired of taking up less space just to be accepted
• You’re ready to stop asking for permission to be whole

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Because the truth is:
You weren’t too much. You were just in the wrong rooms.
And from now on? You take up space without apology.