The Unpatterned Podcast
A kinder world begins with people who understand themselves.The Unpatterned Podcast is for the growth-oriented woman who has done the work but still feels a quiet friction she can’t quite name.Hosted by Deb Watson, Enneagram and somatic coach, this show explores the…
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Why You Shut Down When Things Get Hard (opens the original)
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You know what you want to say. You just don’t say it. Maybe you decide it isn’t worth the conflict. Maybe you pull back because keeping the peace feels safer than letting more of yourself into the room. Maybe you’ve gotten so used to being easy, agreeable, or low-maintenance that disappearing a little barely registers anymore. Sometimes shutting down looks like nothing is happening. But sometimes shutting down is the protection strategy. This episode looks at what may be happening underneath the
Why You Can't Stop Thinking About It (opens the original)
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You already know you're doing it. That's what makes it so frustrating. You can see the loop running. You know you've been in this thought for an hour. You know the 2am staff meeting isn't solving anything. And yet the committee keeps meeting, and you can't figure out how to adjourn it. This episode is about why. Not as a character flaw. As a nervous system pattern that made complete sense when it started, and has been running ever since. In this episode: Why overthinking feels like problem solvi
What People Pleasing Is Actually Protecting You From (And How to Catch It) (opens the original)
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Most people think people pleasing is an act of kindness. It's not. It's what happens when we learn, somewhere along the way, that keeping other people comfortable keeps us safe. And once that protection strategy is running, it doesn't matter how much inner work you've done. In the moment, your nervous system is already responding before you've made a decision. And your body is signaling it, if you know how to listen. This episode is about what it's actually protecting you from, and how to catch
Why Burnout Has Nothing To Do With How Hard You Work (opens the original)
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Burnout isn't what you think it is. It's not just happening to people in high pressure corporate jobs. It's happening to the mom who can't remember the last time she did something just for herself. The caregiver who keeps going because someone has to. The solopreneur who hasn't taken a full day off since they started. And your body has been trying to tell you about it way longer than you realize. In this episode: What workplace telepressure actually is and why it matters beyond the workplace Why
How a World Cup Tourist Reminded Me What Is Possible (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago, I came across a video of a man named Sebastian from Germany who had flown to the United States for the World Cup. He'd heard about the crime, the shootings, that it wasn't safe. And then a group of strangers from Boston offered him a ride to his hotel. By the time he left, he was teary eyed. Not because someone argued him out of his assumptions. Because actual humans showed up and didn't match the story his nervous system had been carrying. That's what nervous system protection
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