The Exhaustion of Being Human — Safety, Empathy & the Illusion of Control

Feeling wrung out by simply being a person? Same. 

In this episode, Lizzi slows everything down to unpack why so many of us feel trapped between authenticity and approval—and how social “safety” (being liked, pleasing, performing) often gets mistaken for real safety. 

We explore how nervous systems read disconnection as threat, how empathy can morph into self-abandonment (the fawn response), and why constant control isn’t protection—it’s vigilance. 

You’ll learn gentle ways to tell “unsafe” from “uncomfortable,” how to ground and co-regulate (yes, even a sigh can reset you), and how to offer empathy without losing yourself. 

This is an invitation to reclaim belonging that doesn’t cost your truth, to let the stickers stop sticking, and to remember: true safety grows from alignment, not approval. 

Breathe, soften your shoulders, and put down what was never yours to carry.