When You Stop Choosing Yourself: The Hidden Cost of Self-Silencing

In this episode of The Quest For Self, we explore what happens when you slowly stop choosing yourself and how self-silencing in relationships, friendships, and even at work can quietly disconnect you from who you truly are.

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve lost yourself trying to keep the peace, avoid conflict, or make others comfortable, you’re not alone. Many of us trade our voice for stability, our needs for approval, and our dreams for what feels familiar, until one day, we don’t recognize the person we’ve become.

Through personal storytelling and deep reflection, this episode dives into:

• Why we stay in situations that don’t fulfill us

• How self-love is more than affirmations, it’s action

• The psychology behind choosing comfort over growth

• What it really means to start choosing yourself a ...