EPISODE · Apr 24, 2025 · 8 MIN
From Performing to Present | Ditching Old Navigational Systems for a DEEPER Me
from High Level Wife Podcast with Chelsey Holm · host Chelsey Holm
Send us Fan MailFor a long time, I believed if I could just be what he wanted—fun enough, relaxed enough, “cool wife” enough—we’d feel connected again.So I performed. I drank when I didn’t want to. Went places that broke my heart. Said yes when my nervous system was screaming no.I was surviving, not living. And it created a false sense of connection that left me buried in shame and exhaustion.In this episode, I’m getting real about:How performance-based love shows up in marriageWhat it cost me (and what it didn’t heal)How I started showing up rooted, regulated, and truly me againWhat presence and true intimacy actually requireIf you’ve ever lost yourself trying to be what someone else needed, this one’s for you.It’s not about becoming something else. It’s about returning to who God made you to be. Support the showChelsey Holm | the Wife Coach "I lead Christian wives to become TENDER, TENACIOUS & TAKING BACK TERRITORY the enemy has stolen. To live by God’s design in marriage through right order, repentance & radical obedience.First step? Grab the 30 Day Guide: War Room RESET: daily action to regulate, realign, and reconnect. 👉🏼 Access FREE guide here. Optional $10 add on for action pack for faster implementation.Ready for a next step? If this episode stirred something deeper and you’re ready to move from insight into surrender, I created a short guided experience called From Awareness to Surrender.👉 Access From Awareness to Surrender here: ACCESS Looking for ongoing support? Inside High Level Wife, we continue this work together through Spirit-led teaching, posture work, nervous system safety, and daily surrender lived out over time.👉 Learn more about High Level Wife here: Get the Blueprint + learn more about HLWAs a mom of 5, I fuel my best daily to feel my best, stewarding this temple well. Grab my daily (13+ years) STACK. 2x certified Coach (...
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Send us Fan Mail For a long time, I believed if I could just be what he wanted—fun enough, relaxed enough, “cool wife” enough—we’d feel connected again. So I performed. I drank when I didn’t want to. Went places that broke my heart. Said yes when my nervous system was screaming no. I was surviving, not living. And it created a false sense of connection that left me buried in shame and exhaustion. In this episode, I’m getting real about: How performance-based love shows...
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