Why Saying Yes Was Hurting Me| Jean Tien | PART 2

Send us Fan MailIn this Season 4 continuation, Jen Simpson sits with Jean Tien to explore the hidden cost of over-responsibility and what happens when saying yes becomes a survival strategy instead of a choice. This conversation goes deeper into how people-pleasing, blurred boundaries, and self-abandonment quietly shape our leadership, relationships, and legacy.Together, they unpack how learning to say no is not rejection, but protection—and how reclaiming self-trust is essential for sustainable leadership and generational change.This episode explores:1. Over-responsibility as a learned survival pattern2. The emotional and relational cost of always saying yes3. Boundaries as an act of self-trust, not selfishness4. Competence versus confidence in leadership5. Why self-abandonment feels normal until it doesn’t6. Choosing presence, peace, and alignment over approvalThis episode continues the foundation of Season 4: Legacy by Choice. Chosen, Not Inherited.Because legacy is not only about what we build.It’s about what we stop carrying forward.🟢 Subscribe for weekly conversations on healing, leadership, and intentional legacy🟢 Share this episode with someone learning to choose themselves💬 Reflection question:Where are you saying yes out of habit instead of alignment—and what would it look like to choose differently?Saying no is not selfish.It’s how we protect our life and our legacy.🎙 Subscribe to the Life’s Deceit Podcast and turn on notifications so you never miss a conversation that invites truth, healing, and intentional change.✨ Connect with Jean TienInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanftien/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jean-tienYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jeanftien✨ Connect with Me (Jen Simpson)Website: jenellesimpson.comTikTok: @lifesdeceitpodcastInstagram: @lifesdeceitJen’s Instagram: @lifes_deceit✨ Join Our CommunitiesThe MIRROR Method Facebook GroupRoots of Generational Legacy Group📩 Business Inquiries: [email protected]––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Music: Borealis by Next Route https://nextroutemusic.gumroad.com/Free Download / Stream: https://links.al/7PMPromoted by Audio Library: https://links.al/youtube––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––   Support the showJoin Jen Simpson on a journey of personal growth and empowerment. Learn how to embrace life's experiences, overcome fear and shame, and step into your purpose with grace.Website TikTokPodcast IG📷Jen IG📷 Join our WhatsApp ChannelFor business inquiries, email us at: [email protected]