Have you ever crushed something and still found a way to convince yourself it didn't count? Or made one small mistake and felt like your whole world was caving in? That's Magnification and Minimization — and it might be the sneakiest cognitive distortion of them all, because it doesn't feel like a distortion. It just feels like being honest with yourself.

In this episode, we're getting into all of it. We're talking about what these patterns actually are, why so many of us developed them (hint: it usually starts way before adulthood), and how they quietly show up in your relationships, your creative work, your career, your faith, and your goals — keeping you stuck, playing small, and exhausted from an internal measuring system that was never calibrated fairly to begin with.

We're also talking about Imposter Syndrome, the inner critic, what it actually means to know your worth, and why the harshest voice in the room is not your most reliable coach.

If you've ever minimized a win before you even let yourself feel it, or spiraled over something small like it was proof of everything — this episode is for you.

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