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From the time you were a little girl you were likely told to quiet or completely shut down your own instincts in order to make other people happy.\xa0\n\u201cGive Uncle Bob a big hug!\u201d\n\u201cWear the pink dress.\xa0That one looks the prettiest on you.\nAnd then you watched your mom seek your dad\u2019s approval and permission over and over as if it were required.\xa0Maybe it was.\nAnd then you had your own baby and you got really good an ignoring your body as it screamed at you:\n\u201cI\u2019m hungry!\u201d\n\u201cI\u2019m tired!\u201d\n\u201cI need a break.\u201d\nYou couldn\u2019t eat or sleep or take a break because this baby needed you in order to stay alive.\xa0\nAnd now you\u2019ve existed for perhaps decades silencing your instincts in order to meet others expectations, make others happy, and keep babies alive.\nAnd you\u2019ve completely lost any sense of self-trust.\xa0\nYou wonder why you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re passionate about or why you can\u2019t figure out your purpose or why you don\u2019t even have a favorite food anymore.\xa0\nIt\u2019s because you\u2019ve lost the ability to trust your gut, to listen to your instincts, to trust that you are smart and worthy and qualified and deserving.\nIf you\u2019re reading this and thinking, \u201cSHIT.\xa0She\u2019s talking about me.\u201d, this episode is for you.\xa0This is where you get to start building back your self-trust. \xa0This is where you learn to get quiet and curious and conscientious.\xa0This is where you begin.\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nTalkspace: To match with your perfect therapist for a fraction of the price of traditional therapy, go to Talkspace, Make sure to use the code SHAMELESS to get $100 off your first month and show your support for the show.\n\n\nBlue Apron: Check out this week\u2019s menu and get sixty dollars off when you visit http://www.blueapron.com/shameless.\n\n\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices