You Don’t Have to Stay Silent: Standing Up to Bullies with Compassion and Power
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Show Notes & Timestamps:
[00:00 ] Opening from the Heart: Why Deidre almost didn’t record this episode and the importance of sharing our stories—even when it’s raw.
[03:00 ] Childhood Sensitivity to Intuition: How early trauma shaped her gift of deep empathy and the flip side of that superpower.
[07:30 ] The Move & The Invitation: Starting over in a small town, seeking new friendships, and showing up vulnerably.
[11:00 ] The Gathering: A painful encounter with a woman who used judgment and bullying to assert power.
[15:50 ] Standing in Truth: How Deidre chose not to internalize the experience, and instead confronted it directly—with grace and strength.
[20:45 ] A New Kind of Spiritual Love: Redefining love and boundaries—not letting kindness be mistaken for weakness.
[25:00 ] The Spiritual Lesson: Bullies don’t just need compassion—they need mirrors. And sometimes love means saying “absolutely not.”
[30:00 ] Closing Reflections: A powerful call to all leaders to create spaces of safety and speak up—for ourselves and others.
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