One Fox Fur at a Time

Taking up space doesn’t mean walking into every room like Brian Blessed. It means putting down what you never consciously chose to carry — one belief, one decision, one fox fur at a time.In this episode:* Why we carry beliefs long past the season they belong to — and why we stop noticing the weight* The quiet conviction that cost Emma the most — and what happened when she finally put it down* Why taking up space gets to look exactly like you — intimate, quiet, loud, however you’re designed* The small flashpoints from childhood where we learned to stop trusting ourselves* The woman in the Toulouse café, the cappuccino that went cold, and why Emma didn’t get quieterThere will be consequences to being yourself. There will always be someone whose cappuccino goes cold. But that cost is nothing compared to the energy you lose every day making yourself easier to digest.Notice where you’re contracting today. Just one place. That’s enough.If what came up is “I want support with this” — I have two spaces open to start in April. One-to-one, bespoke, deeply held. Book a conversation with me here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emmalavelleco.substack.com/subscribe