You started setting boundaries, saying no, speaking your truth, and suddenly you're the villain. The bad guy. The selfish, cold, difficult one. Nobody warns us that the second half of life, when we naturally shift away from self-abandonment, is often when people start calling you the bad guy more often. Some say to "Be the Villain" to become free, but that's not entirely true unless you understand this first.
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📍 IN THIS EPISODE
00:00 - What Makes You Become the "Bad Guy"?
01:22 - How People-Pleasing Became a Cage
02:13 - The Hidden Cost of Being the Good Girl
05:07 - Why This Hits Us in Midlife
07:25 - Why Speaking Your Truth Triggers People
08:39 - How to Speak Your Truth Wisely
12:02 - Why Keeping the Peace Costs You
12:58 - The Victim, Villain, and Rescuer Trap
14:03 - The Villain Label Is Not What You Think
16:09 - Meeting Your Shadow: Carl Jung's Wisdom
17:39 - Reframing the Black Sheep
19:22 - What a Villain Actually Is
22:54 - Why Being Disliked Can Be Healthy
26:11 - How to Stop Defending and Explaining Yourself
28:32 - A Contemplation to Help You Shift
29:35 - What Real Freedom Looks Like
31:01 - Free Guide: 7 Keys to Reclaim Your Soul
32:43 - You Are Not the Villain
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🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY
Soul Knows the Way: Reclaiming Depth, Wisdom & Wild Nature is a podcast for women in the second half of life who sense a Soul-hunger they can no longer ignore...a longing for depth, truth, and a life lived from the inside out. Hosted by Kim Marie, soul guide, author, and creator of Solace and The Soulstead, this podcast offers Soul wisdom, sacred living, and the journey home to yourself. New episodes weekly. Follow and join the journey.
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.
