DiscoverCourageous Pivot with Meghan TelpnerEP 009: The Resistance Is Your Wisdom: Why Small Changes Can Feel Impossible
EP 009: The Resistance Is Your Wisdom: Why Small Changes Can Feel Impossible

EP 009: The Resistance Is Your Wisdom: Why Small Changes Can Feel Impossible

Update: 2025-07-29
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What if your resistance to change isn't weakness, but wisdom trying to keep you safe? In this eye-opening episode, Meghan explores the fascinating concept of "immunity to change"—why even the smallest shifts can feel impossibly difficult, and why willpower alone isn't enough. Drawing from groundbreaking research by psychologists Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey, she reveals how our unconscious "competing commitments" create an internal tug-of-war that sabotages our best intentions.

Through personal stories and practical examples, Meghan shows how to work with your resistance instead of against it, using gentle experiments to test the fears that keep you stuck. Whether you've been beating yourself up for not following through on micro-pivots, or you're curious why change feels so hard even when you genuinely want it, this episode offers a compassionate new framework for understanding your inner protective system.

Essential listening for anyone ready to stop fighting themselves and start creating sustainable change from a place of self-compassion.

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EP 009: The Resistance Is Your Wisdom: Why Small Changes Can Feel Impossible

EP 009: The Resistance Is Your Wisdom: Why Small Changes Can Feel Impossible

Meghan Telpner