EP. 53 | Why Am I the Way I Am? The Wake-Up Call Women Have After 40

There’s something that shifts when you hit your 40s… and no one really talks about it this way.In this episode, I’m sharing from a very personal place—real experiences, hard lessons, and the questions that completely changed how I see myself and my life.As life starts to change—kids getting older, relationships evolving, more space opening up—you’re faced with a choice: distract yourself… or finally slow down and ask the deeper questions.For me, that question was: “Why am I the way I am?”And that question led me into a level of awareness I never had before.In this episode, I open up about: Being a people pleaser and how it led to self-abandonment  Why we tolerate more than we should in relationships  The emotional “volcano” that builds when you keep pushing things down  A personal situation from my past that forced me to take responsibility  The patterns I had to face around avoidance, trust, and insecurity  And how faith played a role in helping me see the lesson instead of the problem This is not surface-level.This is real life.Because some people go their entire lives without ever asking themselves these questions… and others use those questions to completely change their life. WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH A deeper understanding of your own patterns and behaviors  Awareness around where you may be abandoning yourself  A new perspective on emotional reactions and suppressed feelings  Encouragement to stop avoiding and start asking “why”  A reminder that there is a lesson in everything—even the hard seasons  REFLECTIONIf something in this episode resonated with you, don’t just move on.Sit with it.Ask yourself one question today that you’ve been avoiding… and be honest with the answer. NEXT STEPSIf you’re ready to go deeper into this kind of work and want support, I offer one-on-one coaching where we walk through this together—mind, body, and soul.Everything is linked below.Connect with me Instagram - @angiemarie_reauthenticatedvisit my Website  @  https://www.reauthenticated.com/Contact me @ - [email protected] you’re ready for deeper support, I offer one-on-one coaching where we work through all 12 Areas of Health and build lifestyle habits that actually last. You can go to : https://www.reauthenticated.com/work-with-me Don’t have the time or finances for one-on-one coaching? SoulSet is a self-guided coaching app designed to help you slow down, reflect, and start building habits that support the life you truly want. https://angiemari323.wixsite.com/soulsetsoulset.passion.io