S2 EP21 Staying With Yourself: Love, Truth, and the End of Self Abandonment with Michael Edwards

WelcomeHello, lovelies. It’s Juliette here, and today I’m joined by the deeply attuned Michael Edwards.In this conversation, we speak about staying with yourself, especially in love. We explore authenticity beyond personality, the subtle ways self abandonment shows up, and what it takes to remain centered when intimacy asks more of you.We touch grief, nervous system safety, and the courage to stop shrinking, even when it would be easier to be chosen than to be true.This is about holding your own field, feeling fully, and letting love meet you without leaving yourself behind. Let yourself feel what opens as you listen.Episode Summary In this episode, Michael and I move through what it means to stay with yourself, especially in love. We speak about authenticity beyond personality, the quiet ways self abandonment creeps in, and the moment you choose truth over being chosen. We touch grief, nervous system safety, energetic sovereignty, and the power that returns when you stop managing yourself and start listening to your body. This conversation invites you back to your center, your lived truth, and the part of you that was never meant to be negotiated.Key Takeaways Staying With Yourself Is the WorkWhen you stop leaving your center to be chosen, something steadies. Love no longer pulls you off your axis.Authenticity Is an Energetic TruthNot a personality, not a performance. A frequency you live from, or don’t.Grief Is a GatewayWhen you let yourself feel it fully, without story or collapse, the body reorganises around truth.Self Abandonment Is SubtleIt hides in silence, in softening your edges, in managing yourself to keep connection.Safety Is Built From the InsideNot through control or strategy, but through presence, honesty, and staying when it gets tender.Power Lives in the CenterWhen you stop chasing and return to yourself, life meets you there.Resources and Links 🔗Find out more about Michael and the work he brings into the world. Connect with him if you’re drawn to guidance rooted in authenticity, energetics, and lived truth.Website: bio.michaeledwards.liveInstagram: @michaeledwards.liveYoutube: Michael Edwards LiveFor more episodes, inspiration, and resources, visit The Scrumptious Woman website.Scrumptious Woman Website: https://thescrumptiouswoman.buzzsprout.comI'd love to hear from you drop me a text! Let’s keep the conversation going over on Instagram.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share your thoughts. I love hearing your stories. And remember, you are scrumptious just as you are, inside and out.FREE Taster Deck: https://couplecards.netlify.appIntimacy and Communication Card: https://shop.feelfullyyou.com/cards-110 Touch Rituals: https://feelfullyyou.com/10-touch-rituals: https://feelfullyyou.com/10-touch-ritualsFind out more about Juliette Karaman here: https://feelfullyyou.com Follow Juliette on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/juliettekaraman/Follow Juliette on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/juliette.karamanvanschaardenburgDon't forget to Rate and leave a review so more people can tune in and the ripple effect spreads further.