{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-influential-nonprofit.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fliving-life-fully-expressed-0PwtPiDL","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Living Life Fully Expressed","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3becd91a-de88-4be0-8355-ddcbbbb07410/35e2bb2d-3dad-4776-83da-013a38ac7638/courageouscommunication-podcastcover-v2.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Discover how to close the gap between who you are on the inside and how you show up on the outside. In this solo episode, you’ll learn a practical, seven-step framework to live fully self-expressed—through your choices, boundaries, presence, and the courage to speak (or stay silent) with intention.\n\n\n\nKey Takeaways:\n\nSelf-expression is much more than “speaking up”; it’s about living in alignment so your daily choices, boundaries, and presence reflect who you truly are.\nContinually suppressing your truth widens the gap between who you are and how you show up, leading to resentment, burnout, and feeling like a victim of circumstance.\nAgreements and boundaries are powerful tools of expression that define what you are and are not available for, and they communicate your values more clearly than repeated complaints.\nCuriosity-driven questions like “Help me understand what you mean by that” can defuse conflict, create safety, and often make problems “go away” without an argument.\nLiving fully expressed is a daily practice of sovereignty and discernment—choosing what to say, what to ask, when to stay silent, and how to act so your life becomes a more effortless “super highway.”\n\n\n\n“Sometimes the most powerful self-expression isn't speaking a truth, it’s refusing to continue betraying one.”\n\n\n\n“Full self-expression isn't measured by the number of words you speak. It's measured by how intentionally your life reflects who you truly are.”\n\n\n\n“One of the greatest gifts and one of the best skills you can have is we can give the other person the experience of feeling fully heard, and sometimes the most authentic response isn't an answer; it's curiosity.” \n\n- Maryanne Dersch\n\n\n\n\n\n"}