We talk a lot about showing up for others. But what happens when no one shows up for you?

In this episode of Trusting Her Journey, we unpack:

• What unequal support really looks like in everyday life
• Why over-giving often creates one-sided, transactional connections
• The grief, disappointment, and even resentment that surface when others don’t show up for you
• How to take inventory of your relationships so you can create space for the support you’ve been praying for
• A new way to think about strength. One that makes room for softness and care, like resting, asking for help, and letting yourself be supported

✨️ Fuel for the Road Ahead:
Just because you can carry it all doesn’t mean you should. Release what drains you so you can receive what (and who) God is sending.

💭 Reflection Question:
Where have you been over-giving out of a desire to be seen or chosen? What would it look like to redirect that love back to yourself?

👉🏾 One Small Step:
This week, choose one way to show up for yourself the same way you show up for others, no apologizing, no over-explaining, no guilt.

Tell us what spoke to you (send us a text)

New episodes drop every Monday to help you start your week grounded in truth. Because healing isn’t a performance, it’s a practice.

🔗 Resources & Announcements

We’re building a supportive online community.
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Let’s Stay Connected

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Christalyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina. She offers faith-integrated therapy for women navigating burnout, boundaries, and emotional exhaustion.
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Felicia is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia. She provides trauma-informed, spiritually grounded therapy for women ready to heal and reconnect w...

We talk a lot about setting boundaries.
But not enough people talk about what happens after.

➤ What do you do when guilt shows up unexpectedly?
➤ When someone you love pushes back?
➤ When choosing peace feels heavier than people-pleasing ever did?

In this episode of Trusting Her Journey, we’re talking about the part no one prepares you for: the emotional aftermath of boundary work.

We’re naming the hard, unspoken parts:

The grief no one warned you about

The guilt that shows up even when you’re doing what’s right

The silence you feel when others don’t celebrate your growth

The truth is:
You might not be feeling guilty.
You might be grieving the version of you who was always available.
The one who got love by overgiving.
The one who never said no.

We break down what a boundary really is (spoiler: it’s not a wall), how to stay grounded when people push back, and why choosing yourself doesn’t make you selfish—it makes you whole.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• What a boundary really is, beyond the buzzwords
• Why boundaries are love, not punishment
• Boundaries vs. walls: how to tell the difference
• What to do when people don’t respond well
• The faith piece, what Jesus actually modeled
• Why guilt after a boundary might actually be grief
• What to do when boundary setting feels lonely or isolating

✨️ Fuel for the Road Ahead:

Boundaries are an act of bravery.
Be brave enough to do what’s not easy but necessary.
And when, not if, the guilt shows up… remind yourself:
​I’m growing. I’m grieving old patterns. And I’m showing love to myself. I can trust this part of my journey.

💭 Reflection Question:

Where in your life are you feeling guilty for choosing peace, and what would it mean to honor that choice anyway?

👉🏾 One Small Step:

This week, notice one place where you’ve set a boundary—and instead of apologizing for it, affirm it.

Say to yourself: “This boundary honors me.” "This boundary honors my values and the healing I’m working toward."

Tell us what spoke to you (send us a text)

New episodes drop every Monday to help you start your week grounded in truth. Because healing isn’t a performance, it’s a practice.

🔗 Resources & Announcements

We’re building a supportive online community.
Stay tuned for ways to connect with us off the podcast and meet other listeners on the journey.

Let’s Stay Connected

Follow the show on Instagram → @trustingherjourneypodcast
Follow Felicia → @soulguidedhealing_wellness
Follow Christalyn → @christalynthecounselor

Tap Follow wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Got a topic you’d love us to cover, or a story to share?
Email us: hello@trustingherjourney.com

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend who needs it.

Looking for Therapy?

Christalyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina. She offers faith-integrated therapy for women navigating burnout, boundaries, and emotional exhaustion.
→ carolinacounselingsc.com

Felicia is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia. She provides trauma-informed, spiritually grounded therapy for women ready to heal and reconnect w...

Maybe you're not doing too much because you're ambitious. Maybe you're doing too much because you're afraid of what it means if you stop.

In this episode of Trusting Her Journey, we’re getting real about the pressure to prove yourself.

So many women feel pressure to prove you're strong, smart, capable, healed, mature, faithful, productive… enough. Whether it’s showing up at work when you're running on fumes, overexplaining your choices, or saying yes when you want to say no, this pressure often comes from silent scripts we picked up along the way; scripts that tell us we have to earn love, rest, and belonging.

But what if you didn’t have to prove anything to be worthy of peace?

We’re unpacking:

• The hidden roots of performance and overgiving
• How pressure shows up in rest, relationships, and responsibilities
• Why perfectionism and people-pleasing are often trauma responses
• Gentle ways to rewrite your internal script and let rest feel safe again

This conversation is your permission slip:
You don’t have to hustle your way into being enough. You already are.

✨️ Fuel for the Road Ahead:
You don’t have to prove that you’ve healed to be loved. You don’t have to overdeliver to be valuable. Lay the pressure down.

📝 Reflection Question:
Where in my life am I performing when I could be present?

💡 Take one small step:
Choose one thing to do this week without overexplaining, overprepping, or overthinking it. Let it be gentle. Let it be enough.

Tell us what spoke to you (send us a text)

New episodes drop every Monday to help you start your week grounded in truth. Because healing isn’t a performance, it’s a practice.

🔗 Resources & Announcements

We’re building a supportive online community.
Stay tuned for ways to connect with us off the podcast and meet other listeners on the journey.

Let’s Stay Connected

Follow the show on Instagram → @trustingherjourneypodcast
Follow Felicia → @soulguidedhealing_wellness
Follow Christalyn → @christalynthecounselor

Tap Follow wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Got a topic you’d love us to cover, or a story to share?
Email us: hello@trustingherjourney.com

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend who needs it.

Looking for Therapy?

Christalyn is a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina. She offers faith-integrated therapy for women navigating burnout, boundaries, and emotional exhaustion.
→ carolinacounselingsc.com

Felicia is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, Georgia, Texas, and Virginia. She provides trauma-informed, spiritually grounded therapy for women ready to heal and reconnect w...