You’re not undisciplined. You’re not broken. Your nervous system is doing exactly what it was built to do, which is drag you back to familiar every time you try to grow.

This week, Tessa Santarpia breaks down why self-sabotage has nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with identity. If your goals keep dying by week three, this episode is why.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Some of you are stuck before you even start
02:00 Self-sabotage is not laziness. Here’s what it really is.
04:00 Why your brain treats growth like a threat
07:00 Survival mode is a brain state, not a vibe
09:00 Noise vs truth: The willpower myth gets slapped
11:00 Why success triggers just as much threat as failure
13:00 High earners, automation, and the math problem lie
14:00 Three moves to rewire the pattern this week
19:00 The mistakes keeping you stuck in the same loop
21:00 The hard truth: You don’t rise to goals. You repeat patterns.

Connect with Tessa at Santaia Health: https://santaia.health/

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