Adjusting Podcast
This podcast is all about the journey of healing, growth and self-discovery. It's called Adjusting, and it's going to be a space for candid conversations and inspiring affirmations to help navigate life's inevitable changes and transitions.
Whether you're recovering from trauma, redefining your purpose, managing mental health, or simply craving more authenticity - this show is for you. We'll get raw and real about confronting struggles, while motivating you to adjust your mindset every step of the way.
I'll be bringing on amazing guests to share their own stories of resilience and reinvention. You'll hear practical tools for adjusting to your most empowered self through self-love, vulnerability and courage.
This is about tuning into what your soul has been calling you towards. It's your weekly reminder that adjusting your life is possible with an open heart and mindset.
Adjusting Podcast
Adjusting to Labeling: The Story You Told Yourself and How to Rewrite It
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You messed something up and before you could even process what happened, your brain handed you a verdict: I'm such a failure. I'm so lazy. I'm too much. That move — taking one moment and turning it into a permanent identity — is called Labeling, and it might be the most quietly destructive cognitive distortion there is. Because it doesn't just tell you that you did something wrong. It tells you that you are wrong.
In this episode, we're breaking down exactly what Labeling is, where it comes from (spoiler: most of it wasn't yours to begin with), and how it shows up in your relationships, your creative work, your career, and the way you talk to yourself every single day. We're also getting into Imposter Syndrome — because that's Labeling wearing a blazer — and the deeper work of knowing your worth when your sense of self was built on shaky ground.
This one is for the creatives, the high-achievers, the people-pleasers, and anyone who has ever turned a hard moment into a life sentence about who they are.
In this episode:
- What Labeling is and how it differs from other cognitive distortions
- Who develops this pattern and why — including the trauma and anxiety connection
- How it shows up in relationships, creative work, your career, and daily life
- The link between Labeling, Imposter Syndrome, and not knowing your worth
- Practical tools for catching labels in real time and rewriting them
- Book recommendations and reflection questions to take the work deeper
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Disclaimer: Adjusting Podcast is NOT a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment.