Self Growth without the Self Obsession

When was the last time you cancelled plans and called it protecting your peace? When did you stop asking for help because it felt easier not to bother anyone? When did "boundaries" become the reason you didn't show up?As millennial women, Caitlin and Chantelle have lived the full arc of the self-improvement and convenience era; the body checking apps, the therapy speak, the Instagram wisdom, the delivery apps. And they've watched something quietly shift. The tools designed to help us know ourselves better have started to build walls where they were supposed to build bridges.In this first full episode of Existential Thread, they get into what self growth without the self obsession actually means; the conditions that created it, the price we're paying in real relationships and real community, and what it looks like to recentre something bigger than the self without abandoning it entirely.Resources mentioned in the episode:- Having hard conversations: https://positivepsychology.com/non-violent-communication/