#187 How to Stop Living by Other People’s Rules

What if some of the rules you’ve been living by aren’t actually rules? What success should look like.How relationships are supposed to work.What makes movement beautiful.What someone your age should be doing.What’s professional, embarrassing, impressive, cringe or “normal.” In this episode, we’re talking about two incredibly sexy concepts: social constructs and conformity. 😂And more importantly, how understanding them can give you more choice. Because I don’t believe freedom means not caring what anyone thinks. I care. Belonging matters. Rejection can hurt. And rebelling against everything isn’t freedom either — if the group says white and you automatically choose black, the group is still making the decision. So instead, we’re exploring how to notice the invisible rules around you, question which ones actually fit your values, experiment with doing things differently and tolerate the discomfort that sometimes comes with choosing for yourself. Because the opposite of conformity isn’t rebellion.It’s choice.