How to Choose Yourself Without Guilt: Self-Trust, Boundaries & Living Unscripted with Merit Kahn

Become a Paid Subscriber and help us continue creating conversations, resources, and community that remind women they are valuable because of who they are, not what they do. -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ [https://substack.com/@thefeelpodcast]⁠⁠https://substack.com/@thefeelpodcast⁠⁠ [https://substack.com/@thefeelpodcast%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] What happens when you stop living from the scripts, expectations, and roles you've collected along the way, and start trusting yourself enough to choose what actually feels aligned with who you are? In this Season 11 conversation on The FEEL Podcast, Merit Kahn joins Melissa Crook to walk through the FEEL Talking Points and explore what they look like through the lens of Merit's own experiences, perspectives, and layers. As we do with every FEEL guest, we begin with who Merit is, not what she does. From there, the conversation moves into what it means to know yourself beyond your roles, recognize where you may be overextended, get curious about the scripts you've been following, and develop the self-trust to make choices that reflect who you are now. 💛 Self-care and why making room for yourself isn't selfish 💛 How roles, expectations, and the scripts we inherit can shape our choices 💛 What happens when you become "everyone's everything" 💛 Knowing who you are beyond titles, responsibilities, and accomplishments 💛 Self-worth and separating your value from what you do 💛 Healthy boundaries and learning to say no 💛 Paying attention to what nourishes you and what doesn't 💛 Using your values to guide your choices 💛 Trusting yourself when something no longer feels aligned 💛 Allowing yourself to grow, change, and question the scripts you've been following Ways to Engage After Listening: Ask yourself what script you may still be following. Identify where you've become "everyone's everything." Finish this sentence: "If I trusted myself a little more right now, I would ______." You don't have to rewrite your entire life today. Start by getting curious about what you're noticing. Because knowing yourself, recognizing your worth, and trusting what you know are important steps toward making choices that actually reflect YOU. The conversation may be where FEEL begins, but what you do with it is where FEEL becomes yours. #WomensEmpowerment #SelfTrust #HealthyBoundariesTimestamps: Prioritizing Self Care - ( 3:15 ) Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 5:28 ) Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 9:58 ) Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 17:46 ) Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 25:49 ) Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 34:45 ) Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 40:56 ) Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 50:41 ) 5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 56:37 ) 5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 59:06 ) Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis ✨ Free Download: Embracing a FEEL Fueled Life Sample Freebie ✨- https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:02ce6c2f-90ed-4741-bdab-e62e20c2e7ad In this empowering bonus resource, we’re giving you a free sneak peek into the Embracing a F.E.E.L Fueled Life course! This downloadable PDF guides you through reconnecting with who you truly are—beyond your roles, responsibilities, and expectations.