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EPISODE · May 25, 2025 · 13 MIN

Stop Letting People Dim Your Light

from Wildly Appropriate w/ Krissy Marsh · host Krissy Marsh

Some people don't fight you... they just dim you. One jab at a time, until you don't recognise yourself.Krissy gets into the dimmer switch. The friend or partner who turns your light down so they can shine brighter. The "mmm, not sure about that" when you walk out dressed up. It started on Real Housewives of Sydney, the "don't blow out someone's candle" debate, and a woman quietly dulling herself down to fit the group. Here is how to spot it, call it out, and stop changing yourself for anyone.You are not everyone's cup of tea. Good. Go and drink coffee.What you'll get:• How to spot the dimmer switch• Pull someone up in the moment• Why people try to shrink you• A one-line rule that fixes itChapters:(00:00) The candle debate(02:02) Should you change(03:25) Accept the difference(04:52) Dimming to shine(06:42) The dimmer switch(09:31) Compliments cost nothing(11:02) Lift people upSend your dilemma: DM @wildlyappropriatepodcast and tell Krissy who is dimming your light right now.Follow:Newsletter: https://wildlyappropriate.substack.com/Instagram: @wildlyappropriatepodcast (https://www.instagram.com/wildlyappropriatepodcast)TikTok: @wildlyappropriate (https://www.tiktok.com/@wildlyappropriate)YouTube: @WildlyAppropriate (https://www.youtube.com/@WildlyAppropriate?sub_confirmation=1)Krissy on Instagram: @realkrissymarsh (https://www.instagram.com/realkrissymarsh)Krissy on TikTok: @realkrissymarsh (https://www.tiktok.com/@realkrissymarsh)Listen:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wildly-appropriate-w-krissy-marsh/id1790057838Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TIH5sHckXXmnh8qjMb43SProduced by Dreamers Mediawww.dreamersmedia.co

Some people don't fight you... they just dim you. One jab at a time, until you don't recognise yourself.Krissy gets into the dimmer switch. The friend or partner who turns your light down so they can shine brighter. The "mmm, not sure about that" when you walk out dressed up. It started on Real Housewives of Sydney, the "don't blow out someone's candle" debate, and a woman quietly dulling herself down to fit the group. Here is how to spot it, call it out, and stop changing yourself for anyone.You are not everyone's cup of tea. Good. Go and drink coffee.What you'll get:• How to spot the dimmer switch• Pull someone up in the moment• Why people try to shrink you• A one-line rule that fixes itChapters:(00:00) The candle debate(02:02) Should you change(03:25) Accept the difference(04:52) Dimming to shine(06:42) The dimmer switch(09:31) Compliments cost nothing(11:02) Lift people upSend your dilemma: DM @wildlyappropriatepodcast and tell Krissy who is dimming your light right now.Follow:Newsletter: https://wildlyappropriate.substack.com/Instagram: @wildlyappropriatepodcast (https://www.instagram.com/wildlyappropriatepodcast)TikTok: @wildlyappropriate (https://www.tiktok.com/@wildlyappropriate)YouTube: @WildlyAppropriate (https://www.youtube.com/@WildlyAppropriate?sub_confirmation=1)Krissy on Instagram: @realkrissymarsh (https://www.instagram.com/realkrissymarsh)Krissy on TikTok: @realkrissymarsh (https://www.tiktok.com/@realkrissymarsh)Listen:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wildly-appropriate-w-krissy-marsh/id1790057838Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TIH5sHckXXmnh8qjMb43SProduced by Dreamers Mediawww.dreamersmedia.co

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