Womans Wound - Soul Sacrifice (People Pleaser/Boundaries)

Description:

Soul Sacrifice is the tendency to please others at the expense of your own well-being, desires, or boundaries. This block often leads to burnout, resentment, or feeling unfulfilled as you constantly put others' needs before your own.

How to Identify the Block:

• You struggle to say “no” or set clear boundaries with others, often agreeing to things you don’t want to do.
• You feel resentful or drained after over-committing to others’ demands.
• You fear rejection or conflict, so you prioritize others' happiness over your own.

Where It Might Have Come From:

• Childhood experiences where you were praised or conditioned to please others, avoid conflict, or seek approval.
• Family dynamics that valued compliance or sacrificed personal needs for the sake of others.
• Ancestral patterns of self-sacrifice or martyrdom, where boundaries were blurred, and personal needs were neglected.

How to Clear It:

• Start practicing saying “no” with love and kindness, even in small situations.
• Begin setting clear boundaries in your personal and professional life.
• Cultivate self-compassion and remind yourself that your needs are just as important as others’ needs.

Journal Prompt:

• Reflect on a time when you said “yes” to something that drained you. What did you learn about yourself in that situation?
• What is the fear or belief that keeps you from setting boundaries? How can you rewrite this belief to honor your own needs?
• What would it feel like to honor your needs without guilt? Write about a situation where you could set a loving boundary today.