You’re Not Broken, You’re Just Tired of Abandoning Yourself

There’s a kind of exhaustion that runs deeper than not getting enough sleep. It’s the tiredness that shows up when you’ve been pushing down your truth for too long. When you've been showing up for everyone but yourself. When you’ve been saying “yes” out of fear, smiling through the ache, and pretending you’re fine because it’s easier than explaining why you’re not.

It’s a fatigue that doesn’t go away with a nap or a weekend off. It comes from the slow, silent habit of self-abandonment.

You’re not broken. You’re just tired of ignoring what you really feel. Of silencing your no’s. Of swallowing your needs and stretching yourself thin to keep the peace or preserve the illusion that you’ve got it all together. You’re tired of being the version of yourself that the world expects, when deep down, your soul is whispering, There’s more to me than this.

And I want you to know, that voice inside you? The one that wants to rest, to breathe, to be seen honestly without the mask, it’s sacred. It’s not weakness. It’s not failure. It’s truth knocking.

Through mindfulness you learn that it isn’t about pretending everything is okay, but being brave enough to witness what’s real. To pause long enough to ask yourself: Where am I abandoning myself in order to belong?

When you pause and let awareness in, you discover that your well-being has nothing to do with fixing yourself, but with finally choosing not to betray your inner knowing.

According to positive psychology, being authentic in our relationship with ourselves and others is one of the core pathways to sustainable well-being. Not forced positivity. Not performance. But real, raw alignment with who you are. The moment you choose to turn toward yourself instead of away, that’s the moment everything begins to shift.

So if you’ve been feeling tired lately, not just in your body but in your spirit… maybe it’s time to come home. To stop outsourcing your worth. To trust that you don’t need to be everything for everyone. Just you, here, now, is enough.

You don’t need hundreds of self-help books or productivity hacks. You need space to feel. Permission to exhale. And support that doesn’t ask you to shrink or shape-shift.

I see you. And I know how hard it is to choose yourself when you’ve been taught not to. But it’s the most loving thing you can do.

Ready to stop abandoning yourself and start reconnecting with your truth? Let’s begin again by booking a 1:1 consultation with me, where we will have a relaxed and supportive conversation about your goals, challenges, and strengths and how I can support your journey. You don’t have to do this alone.