239: Who Told You Your Worth Depends on Being Chosen?

What Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Midlife Women Can Teach Us About Self-Worth. While attending the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, I found myself reflecting on two classic stories—The Taming of the Shrew and Emma. Although these stories were written centuries apart, they both revolved around a familiar question that many women still ask today:

What is my value if I’m not in a relationship?

In this episode, I explore how generations of women have been taught—often without realizing it—to tie their worth to whether someone chooses them. Together, we’ll examine where these beliefs come from, why they still affect us in midlife, and how we can finally write a new story.

Because your worth has never depended on being chosen.

It has always belonged to you.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• The surprising connection between Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and modern women
• Why so many of us unconsciously tie our worth to relationships
• How culture quietly teaches women that being chosen equals being valuable
• Why intimacy begins with the relationship you have with yourself
• The difference between being desired and being worthy
• How choosing yourself creates healthier relationships
• Questions to help you rewrite the stories you’ve inherited about love, value, and intimacy

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