Who Taught You to Apologise for Taking Up Space?

Sorry.Listen to how often that word comes out of your mouth in a single day. Sorry to bother you. Sorry, silly question. Sorry, I'll be quick.You apologise for asking. For speaking. For needing. For taking up space you're entitled to occupy as a full-sized human being.You weren't born apologising. No baby girl arrives sorry. Somewhere along the way, it was installed.In this episode, Andrea Ryan looks at the many ways women shrink, the reflexive sorry, the statement turned into a question, the "just" and "only" that shave you down, the body folding itself small. Where it all came from, and what it actually looks like to take the space back. Including her own live, unfinished attempts to stop over-explaining and stop apologising for a decision she's already made.What you'll hear:The four ways women shrink; verbal, vocal, self-interrupting, physicalWhy "bossy" and "natural leader" describe the same behaviour in different childrenWhy it feels like your personality by midlife, and why it isn'tA practical audit: the sorry, the "just," the upward inflectionAndrea's own live attempts to stop over-explaining and stop apologising for her decisionsTake the free Second Chapter Quiz — two minutes, and it shows you where the shrinking is costing you most.Andrea Ryan is a women's leadership coach working with women in their 40s and 50s who are ready to lead their own lives on their own terms. Her work sits at the intersection of identity, power and reinvention.Take the Second Chapter Quiz — free, three minutes, and it shows you exactly where you are right now. → https://yoursecondchapter.scoreapp.com/Work with Andrea → 1:1 Coaching: https://www.limitlesswomenlead.com/one-on-one-support Website: https://www.limitlesswomenlead.com/Connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrearyan77/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/limitlesswomenleadIf this episode resonated, the most useful thing you can do is share it with one woman who needs to hear it.