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WellishAuthor: Sarah Ritondale
Wellish is a movement for imperfect people to feel good enough. Here we test what actually works, share what doesn't, and push back against the perfect, aesthetic version of growth. Narrative journalist Sarah Ritondale leads a movement of women choosing to evolve without the pressure to be perfect. If you're healing, growing, or just trying to feel good enough in real life, you're already one of us. Welcome to a new kind of self-improvement -- one that feels like friendship, not a checklist. Language: en Genres: Education, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Why am I always defending myself? | Confessions of a Wellish Girly
Episode 225
Saturday, 14 March, 2026
Okay… this week’s confession is that I think I get defensive more than I realized.I first noticed it in therapy when we were talking about Gottman’s Four Horsemen and defensiveness came up. Since then I’ve started noticing how quickly my brain assumes the worst interpretation of things and immediately wants to defend myself — sometimes even when no one actually criticized me.In this episode I’m just talking through that realization, where I think it might come from, and the subtle ways it shows up in my relationships and everyday conversations.If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly explaining yourself, overthinking what someone meant, or assuming criticism where there might not be any… you might relate to this one.
