Are we trying too hard to fix our...

Are we trying too hard to fix ourselves? | Confessions of a Wellish Listener

Wellish por Sarah Ritondale
T4 · E258
27 jun 2026
37:59

Notas del episodio

This week, I’m reading your anonymous confessions, and somehow they all point to the same question: When do we finally get to stop trying to earn our lives?

We talk about perfectionism disguised as self-improvement, feeling like you need permission to share your inner world, why healing can become another full-time job, romanticizing people and patterns that hurt us, the difference between chemistry and emotional safety, and what it means when a broken phone suddenly feels like proof that life is against you.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted by the pressure to keep becoming a “better” version of yourself, this conversation is for you. Maybe the goal isn’t to stop growing. Maybe it’s to stop believing you have to hate who you are in order to change.

Because growth doesn’t have to begin with self-rejection.

Palabras clave

self trust
perfectionism
self improvement
personal growth
healing journey
Mental health podcast
Wellish podcast
emotional safety
self worth
Relationship advice