CHAPTER 55 - WHEN "I'M FINE" ISN'T FINE.

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Most people won’t tell you when they’re running on empty. They’ll say they’re fine. They’ll say they’re just tired. They’ll keep showing up…just differently. In this episode, we’re talking about how to recognize the quieter signs of emotional exhaustion—the ones that don’t get said out loud—and how to show up for the people in your life without forcing, fixing, or overwhelming them. This is the other side of last week’s conversation. Not just what it feels like to be unseen…but how we become people who see better. What We Talk About * Why people don’t always say they’re struggling * What unspoken exhaustion actually looks like in real life * The difference between respecting space and missing signals * How to check in without adding pressure * What real support looks like (and what it doesn’t) * The subtle ways we sometimes get it wrong * Turning the lens inward—when you’re the one saying “I’m fine” KEY TAKEAWAYS: * “I’m fine” isn’t always the full story * Exhaustion is often quiet and easy to miss * You don’t need perfect words to show up well * Support doesn’t have to be loud to be meaningful * Consistency matters more than intensity * People can’t always receive support if they don’t feel safe being seen We've hit 50 episodes, and I want to hear from you. Send me: * A moment where you showed up in your life * A time you wish someone had shown up differently * Or a question you’re sitting with right now CONNECT + SUPPORT: If this episode landed in a place where you felt moved, I hope it helps you breathe a little bit better. As always, follow, rate, and review the show -- be part of this wonderful little community's growth. And make sure to share this and any other episode with those you love and care about and on social media. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.artofshowingup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/the.artofshowingup] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TAOSUpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/TAOSUpodcast] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thejessrick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@thejessrick] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theartofshowingup.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.theartofshowingup.org/] 📩 DM me on IG 💬 Or message me on Facebook or the website! You can stay anonymous. You can be real. No story is too small.

CHAPTER 61 - SHOWING UP WITHOUT PERMISSION

How much of your life belongs to you? And how much of it belongs to stories you inherited from other people? In this episode, Jes explores the quiet ways we wait for permission before pursuing the lives we actually want. Permission to start. Permission to change. Permission to create. Permission to leave. Permission to take up space. Together, we unpack the beliefs we never consciously chose, the expectations we learned to carry, and the survival strategies that may have once protected us but now keep us stuck. We talk about self-abandonment, envy as a compass, the grief of becoming disconnected from ourselves, and what it means to trust our own voice again after years of listening to everyone else’s. This conversation is for anyone who has ever found themselves standing at the edge of something they deeply wanted while waiting for confidence, certainty, validation, or approval to arrive first. Because maybe the question isn’t whether you’re allowed to want the life that’s calling to you. Maybe the question is what happens when you finally stop asking. IN THIS EPISODE: • The hidden ways we wait for permission without realizing it • Why inherited beliefs often feel like facts • The difference between contentment and resignation • The quiet grief of self-abandonment • How envy can reveal what matters most to us • Why growth often requires “weeding the garden” • Rebuilding self-trust one small promise at a time • Taking ownership of a life that already belongs to you LISTENER REFLECTION: What permission are you still waiting for? And what is one small step you could take if nobody ever handed it to you? CONNECT + SUPPORT: If this episode resonated with you, I’d love to hear from you. What permission have you been waiting for? What dream, idea, conversation, or next chapter keeps showing up in your life? Share your thoughts, stories, and reflections with us on social media or by email. Your story may help someone else realize they’re not alone. And make sure to share this and any other episode with those you love and care about and on social media. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.artofshowingup⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/the.artofshowingup] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/TAOSUpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/TAOSUpodcast] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thejessrick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@thejessrick] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theartofshowingup.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.theartofshowingup.org/] 📩 DM me on IG 💬 Or message me on Facebook or the website! You can stay anonymous. You can be real. No story is too small. REMEMBER: You do not have to prove your life makes sense to everyone else before you’re allowed to live it. You do not have to earn the right to want what you want. And you do not have to wait for permission to become who you already are.

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CHAPTER 55 - WHEN "I'M FINE" ISN'T FINE.

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