Having a Backbone Isn’t Selfish: Breaking the Cycle of Self-Abandonment

What if the reason you struggle to set boundaries, say no, or walk away from unhealthy relationships is because you’ve learned to abandon yourself to avoid being abandoned by others? In this episode, Morgan talks about self-abandonment, codependency, people-pleasing, boundaries, and learning to choose yourself. She shares her own experience of believing that having a backbone was selfish and how she learned that standing up for yourself isn’t selfish—it’s self-love. Morgan also explores why becoming comfortable being alone is such an important part of breaking codependent patterns, building self-trust, and developing emotional resilience. She shares how meditation, self-awareness, radical self-accountability, and sitting with uncomfortable emotions can help you stop running from yourself and start becoming your own safe place. You’ll learn why setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable at first, why some relationships may fall away when you stop abandoning yourself, and how consistently choosing yourself can create lasting change in your life. If you’re struggling with people-pleasing, codependency, self-abandonment, toxic relationships, anxiety, boundaries, or feeling uncomfortable being alone, this episode is for you. You don’t have to keep abandoning yourself to keep other people. You can learn to choose you. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Come see me LIVE at WomanUP in Uxbridge ON on Oct 4, 2026 ⬇️ Woman UP Tickets Here Want to connect deeper with Morgan?  Connect with Morgan on IG here https://www.instagram.com/miss.morganzack/ Connect with Morgan on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@miss.morganzack Curious about 1:1 work? Book a consultation here https://morganzackcoaching.thrivecart.com/30-min-hypnosis-consultation-call/ Want to learn more about Morgan, check out her website! https://www.morganzack.com/ Looking to start your transformation journey but are not sure about 1:1 work yet?  Becoming YOU may be right for you. This self-paced course helps you remove all of the masks you have had to wear in order to survive which have kept you stuck in a life of unhappiness and self-abandonment. You will learn how to feel comfortable in your own skin, learn boundaries and how to put yourself first. When you put yourself first your life becomes a magnet for your ultimate happiness in relationships, career, money and self-image.  https://www.morganzack.com/becoming-you self-abandonment, how to stop self-abandonment, codependency, people-pleasing, setting boundaries how to stop people-pleasing how to set healthy boundaries learning to choose yourself self-love and boundaries emotional self-reliance codependent relationships toxic relationships fear of being alone how to be comfortable alone building self-trust radical self-accountability emotional resilience overcoming people pleasing stopping self abandonment healing codependency self-worth protecting your peace healthy relationships learning to say no boundaries without guilt