Some of the traits that helped you succeed, stay safe, or fit in earlier in life may now be the very things exhausting you.

In today’s episode, Cecelia explores how behaviors we often label as “self‑sabotage” are actually intelligent survival strategies that once served a purpose. Perfectionism, people‑pleasing, staying quiet, overthinking, or pushing through fatigue didn’t come out of nowhere; they were adaptations your brain learned to keep you safe. The problem isn’t that you’re broken; the problem is that your nervous system is still running old code. This episode is about shifting out of self‑blame and into self‑partnership, learning how to work with your brain instead of forcing change through willpower. When you understand where a behavior came from, you can finally let it soften, update, and release.

Episode Resources:

1. Instagram: @ceceliabmandryk
2. The 5-minute shift
3. The Life Lab
4. The Life Series
5. 1:1 Coaching
6. Let’s work together

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