27. Breaking the Good Girl Spell: How I Stopped "Fitting In" and Self-Abandoning

In this special episode, Limitless host Fiona Walsh steps into the guest seat on True Power, the podcast hosted by leadership coach and author Cassandra Goodman. Together, they explore Fiona’s personal journey of unravelling lifelong patterns of people-pleasing, perfectionism, and self-abandonment and what it really took to reconnect with her true authentic self.Fiona shares the key inner shifts and powerful frameworks that helped her break the “good girl” conditioning, reclaim her voice, and reimagine what success and fulfilment look like in midlife.Today on Limitless:- From fitting in to true belonging: How shape-shifting for approval leads to burnout- The hidden cost of high performance: What success looks like when it’s rooted in self-abandonment- Releasing childhood and ancestral patterns: Understanding the deeper layers that drive overachievement- Discovering true core values: How alignment, not achievement, creates fulfilment- Letting go of outdated dreams: Creating space for a more meaningful, values-led vision of life- The shift from external validation to inner worth: Reclaiming your self-trust and internal compassFiona shares some of her coaching tools for inner transformation:- Meeting the inner critic with awareness and compassion (Positive Intelligence)- Exploring and integrating protective parts of self (Internal Family Systems)- Uncovering unconscious beliefs and hidden blocks to change (Immunity to Change)- Reparenting and doing the inner work to raise emotionally resilient and self-led childrenReady to break free from outdated patterns and reclaim your true self?If this conversation resonated with you and you are ready to move from striving to self-trust, Fiona offers private coaching to support deep inner transformation.Connect with FionaPrivate Coaching: Work with meInstagram: @fionawalshcoachingLinkedIn: Fiona WalshEmail: [email protected] with CassieWebsite: www.cassandragoodman.comSelf Fidelity website: https://www.self-fidelity.co