Success Starts Within
This is your go to podcast for women in business who have hit mindset blocks and want to work through them so that they can overcome self doubt, silence their inner critic, and step into the confident entrepreneur they’re meant to be.
Each episode will give you practical tools, powerful mindset shifts, and real talk to help you get out of your own way and start building a business that feels aligned, abundant and successful.
Success Starts Within
External validation & self worth. Is it wrong to want praise?
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Hands up if you secretly love being praised… 🙋♀️
In this episode, I unpack why wanting validation isn’t a flaw, it’s biology. Humans are wired for connection, safety and belonging, and praise can feel regulating to the nervous system.
We explore the key difference between enjoying praise and needing it, through a nervous system lens. When does validation become a bonus… and when does it turn into the source of your self worth?
You’ll learn:
- Why praise can create a sense of safety in the body
- The signs of a healthy vs unhealthy relationship with validation
- How people pleasing, overworking and performing link back to approval
- How to build internal safety so praise is a bonus not a requirement
Reflective questions woven throughout, including:
- “Who are you when no one is clapping?”
- “What does your body believe would happen if praise disappeared?”
You don’t need to stop enjoying validation, you just don’t need to rely on it.
🎧 A nervous-system-led conversation about worth, safety, and building safety within yourself.