EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 19 MIN
You're Polarizing. Good. Why Being Liked by Everyone Means You're Not Being Yourself.
from UNSUBSCRIBE with Ginny Priem · host Ginny Priem
If you've ever struggled with people pleasing, wanting to be liked, or changing yourself to keep the peace—this episode is going to hit close to home.Someone once told me I was polarizing. I said nothing back. Because at that point in my life, being liked was everything. And polarizing felt like proof I was failing at it. It took years of real work to understand it wasn't an insult at all. It was the most accurate thing anyone had ever said about me.In this episode I get honest about that moment, what the need to be liked actually costs you, and why authenticity and universal approval cannot exist at the same time. I ask the question most people won't sit with: would you rather be liked for who you're not, or disliked for who you are?This is for the woman who has softened her opinion before saying it out loud. Who laughed at something that wasn't funny. Who has been called too much, too direct, too intense ... and believed it long enough to do something about it she now regrets.SPONSORSine+ Nutrition — 15% off with code GIN15Thrifty Traveler — $20 off your first year with code GINNYPRIEM—CONNECT WITH GINNYSubstack — UNSUBSCRIBE with Ginny PriemInstagramLinkedInBook Ginny to speakYou're My Favorite—the bookUNSUBSCRIBE book—If this episode gave you something, leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or a comment on Spotify. It's how more people find this show. And if you know someone who needed to hear this today, send it to them.—people pleasing, authenticity, being liked, polarizing, confidence, self-trust, women's leadership, high-achieving women, boundaries, emotional intelligence, imposter syndrome, UNSUBSCRIBE, Ginny Priem, keynote speaker, personal growth, stop people pleasing, too much, women who are too much
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If you've ever struggled with people pleasing, wanting to be liked, or changing yourself to keep the peace—this episode is going to hit close to home.Someone once told me I was polarizing. I said nothing back. Because at that point in my life, being liked was everything. And polarizing felt like proof I was failing at it. It took years of real work to understand it wasn't an insult at all. It was the most accurate thing anyone had ever said about me.In this episode I get honest about that moment, what the need to be liked actually costs you, and why authenticity and universal approval cannot exist at the same time. I ask the question most people won't sit with: would you rather be liked for who you're not, or disliked for who you are?This is for the woman who has softened her opinion before saying it out loud. Who laughed at something that wasn't funny. Who has been called too much, too direct, too intense ... and believed it long enough to do something about it she now regrets.SPONSORSine+ Nutrition — 15% off with code GIN15Thrifty Traveler — $20 off your first year with code GINNYPRIEM—CONNECT WITH GINNYSubstack — UNSUBSCRIBE with Ginny PriemInstagramLinkedInBook Ginny to speakYou're My Favorite—the bookUNSUBSCRIBE book—If this episode gave you something, leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or a comment on Spotify. It's how more people find this show. And if you know someone who needed to hear this today, send it to them.—people pleasing, authenticity, being liked, polarizing, confidence, self-trust, women's leadership, high-achieving women, boundaries, emotional intelligence, imposter syndrome, UNSUBSCRIBE, Ginny Priem, keynote speaker, personal growth, stop people pleasing, too much, women who are too much
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You're Polarizing. Good. Why Being Liked by Everyone Means You're Not Being Yourself.
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