Welcome back! After taking a short break last week to prioritize my health, I’m back and ready to dive into a topic that is deeply uncomfortable, raw, but absolutely necessary for healing.

In this episode, I am opening up about a hidden roadblock that has been making me freeze up and self-sabotage my biggest goals: the fear of success. But this isn't just standard imposter syndrome. I’m unpacking how these fears were directly born from my childhood, growing up with an abusive mother who actively worked to cripple my independence and intentionally stunted my growth to keep me entirely dependent on her.

We discuss the painful reality of infantilization, the psychology behind a narcissistic parent’s need for control, and how 20 years of conditioning wires our nervous systems to view "success" and "visibility" as dangerou ...