Choose Yourself

4: My Mental Health Breakdown and What Helped

If you’ve ever found yourself in a season where your life should feel great—everything looks good on the outside, nothing major has gone wrong—but inside, you feel off, exhausted, disconnected, or like the color is slowly draining from everything… this episode is for you. I’m sharing my personal experience of what happened when my inner world fell apart last year, despite having already done years of inner work, healing, and self-development. I’ll break down the specific steps I took to rebuild, what I wish I had done sooner, and what actually helped me shift from deep emotional burnout to hitting four major personal and professional goals in just the first two months of 2025. If you’ve been struggling with unexpected emotional lows, past wounds resurfacing, or a sense of inexplicable grief, my hope is that this episode helps you feel seen, and that you walk away with insights that spark your own healing and next steps. CONNECT & WORK WITH ME: 🔹 Follow me on Instagram → @choose.yourself.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/choose.yourself.podcast/] 🔹 Book a session with me → chooseyourselfpodcast.com [https://chooseyourselfpodcast.com] 🔹 Email me → sara@sararhiannon.co If this episode resonated with you, follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review so others who need this message can find it easily! 💛✨

3: 5 Hidden Beliefs That Block Boundary Setting

Boundaries are essential for healthy relationships, but if setting them feels impossible, overwhelming, or even terrifying, there’s a deeper reason why. In this episode, we unpack five deeply embedded, subconscious beliefs that can block boundary setting and keep you stuck in relationship dynamics that erode your mental health. Many boundary-setting strategies focus on external techniques—scripts, communication tactics, confidence-building—but for those carrying these hidden beliefs, those methods alone won’t work. Before boundaries can feel natural and safe, we have to rewire the subconscious mind and regulate the nervous system. This episode will help you understand why boundaries might feel impossible, why “feeling the guilt and doing it anyway” doesn’t work for everyone, and how functional freeze can prevent you from taking action. If you’ve ever struggled with setting limits or advocating for your needs, this is the episode for you. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: ✔️ Why traditional boundary-setting advice doesn’t work for everyone ✔️ The role of functional freeze in boundary paralysis ✔️ 5 subconscious beliefs that make setting boundaries feel dangerous ✔️ How early experiences condition your nervous system to tolerate mistreatment ✔️ Why reorienting your nervous system and subconscious mind are the real foundation for confident boundary setting RESOURCES & WAYS TO WORK WITH ME: ✨ Follow me on Instagram: @choose.yourself.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/choose.yourself.podcast] ✨ Email me: sara@sararhiannon.co ✨ Book a 1:1 Somatic Hypnotherapy Session: ChooseYourselfPodcast.com [https://www.chooseyourselfpodcast.com] IF YOU LOVED THIS EPISODE: 💛 Follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. 💛 Leave a 5-star review so more people who need this message can find it. 💛 Share this episode with a friend who needs to hear this. Go ahead, take a deep breath, and remember—your needs are valid, your experiences are real, and you are worthy of boundaries that protect your peace. Cheers to choosing yourself. See you in the next episode! 🎙️🔥✨

2: 3 Hacks For Slaying Inner Criticism

If you’ve ever been at war with your inner critic, this episode is for you. Today, we’re flipping the script and exposing the truth: most people aren’t dealing with a mere “inner critic” trying to help them improve—they're dealing with an internalized abuser. And we don’t negotiate with bullies. In this episode, I’ll walk you through three powerful hacks for shutting down the inner critic once and for all, so you can stop getting caught in mental courtrooms and start reclaiming your energy, self-respect, and peace. ✨ Hack #1: Stop Relating to the Inner Critic as a Part of You Just because something exists inside your mind doesn’t mean it’s a part of you. You didn’t create this voice—it came from external influences and past experiences. It’s no more a part of you than an illness or the food you ate this morning. When you stop empathizing with it, you gain the power to shut it down. ✨ Hack #2: Stop Trying to Improve Your Self-Talk—Start Talking Back Affirmations are lovely, but they won’t disarm an internalized abuser. You don’t reason with an intruder—you kick them out. Learn how to develop a voice of resistance that fights back, stands its ground, and neutralizes the critic before it drains you of your confidence and power. ✨ Hack #3: Stop Trying to Prove Your Goodness to the Bully You will never convince a bully that you don’t deserve to be bullied. The inner critic isn’t here to debate with you—it’s here to keep you stuck. The way out? Shut down the conversation entirely. I’ll walk you through a script to start disarming this voice today. Book a Session With Me: If today’s episode hit home and you’re ready to dismantle old patterns, rewire your nervous system, and rebuild unshakable self-respect, I work with clients one-on-one. Book a somatic hypnotherapy session at ChooseYourselfPodcast.com [https://chooseyourselfpodcast.com] ✨ Follow me on Instagram: @choose.yourself.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/choose.yourself.podcast] 📩 Email me: sara@sararhiannon.co 🔥 If you loved this episode, subscribe, leave a five-star review, and share it with someone who needs this message. Your reviews help this podcast reach the people who need it most. Take a deep breath, exhale, and choose yourself today. 💛

1: 3 Key Shifts for Big Choose Yourself Energy

✨ Book a private somatic hypnotherapy session: chooseyourselfpodcast.com [https://chooseyourselfpodcast.com] 📲 Instagram: @choose.yourself.podcast [https://www.instagram.com/choose.yourself.podcast] 💌 Email me your questions and desired podcast topics at: sara@sararhiannon.co 🎧 If you loved this episode, please: ✅ Follow the podcast so you don’t miss future episodes ✅ Leave a 5-star review—it helps more people who need this message find it ✅ Share this episode with someone who needs this permission slip In today’s episode, we’re diving into three key shifts that will help you embody Big Choose Yourself Energy and create more pleasure, clarity, and ease in your life. This is your permission slip to release outdated rules that don’t serve you, deepen your self-intimacy, and recognize that lonely peace is far better than toxic attachment. If you’re in the middle of a life change, if you’re questioning the roles you’ve been playing, or if you’ve been wondering whether you can actually design a life that supports your true self—this episode is for you. ✨ In this episode, we explore: * Shift #1: You Make the Rules → Are you following rules that work for your authentic self or against it? Are they even yours? * Shift #2: Self-Intimacy is the Ultimate Hack → The more you understand yourself, the more self-love becomes a natural consequence. * Shift #3: Lonely Peace is Better Than Dysfunctional Attachment → If your self-love isn't growing, look at the people you surround yourself with. 💡 Takeaways: * It’s time to stop following rules that were never meant for you and start designing a life that supports your expansion. * The people you spend the most time with will influence your self-concept. Choose wisely. * Peace might feel lonely at first, but it’s an essential part of resetting your relationship standards. If today’s episode resonated, I’d love to hear from you! DM me on Instagram and let me know what shifts you’re making in your life: Cheers to choosing yourself—today, tomorrow, and always. 💛🔥