Ep 533: Reconnecting with Self-Awareness – A Conversation with Jermaine Morris
Celeste The Therapist
In this episode of the Celeste The Therapist Podcast, Celeste reconnects with a familiar voice, Jermaine Morris, a coach and consultant who specializes in self-awareness without judgment. Jermaine shares his approach to understanding human behavior by focusing on how we operate in the world rather than labeling actions as good or bad. Together, Celeste and Jermaine explore the importance of self-awareness, the impact of judgment on mental health, and how shame can quietly keep people stuck. They also discuss how the mental health system can sometimes unintentionally make individuals feel...
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Daily Shift 60 — Keep Winning Anyway
Celeste The Therapist
Growth can change how people respond to you. In this episode, Celeste explores why doors sometimes close when you keep evolving—and why those moments aren’t failure, but redirection and protection. If you’ve been questioning yourself after a door closed, this Daily Shift is a reminder to keep moving forward without shrinking or explaining. The right doors won’t require you to prove your worth. Small shifts create big change.
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Daily Shift 59 — You Can Be Seen Without Self-Betrayal
Celeste The Therapist
In this Daily Shift, we explore the fear that being seen requires self-editing, over-explaining, or shrinking to stay safe. Visibility doesn’t have to come at the cost of your integrity. This episode reflects on: Why being seen can feel risky The difference between protection and self-betrayal How honesty supports real connection You’re allowed to be seen without abandoning yourself.
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Daily Shift 58 — You Don’t Have to Shrink to Stay Connected
Celeste The Therapist
In this Daily Shift, we explore the belief that staying connected requires being agreeable or low-maintenance. Real connection doesn’t ask you to disappear or make yourself smaller. This episode reflects on: Why shrinking can feel safer than being seen How self-silencing impacts connection What it means to belong without losing yourself Belonging shouldn’t cost you who you are.
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Daily Shift 57 — You’re Allowed to Prioritize Yourself Without Guilt
Celeste The Therapist
In this Daily Shift, we explore why prioritizing yourself is often mistaken for selfishness. Choosing your needs isn’t about neglecting others — it’s about protecting your capacity and making care sustainable. This episode touches on: The difference between self-care and selfishness Why ignoring your needs leads to burnout and resentment How self-respect supports long-term generosity You’re allowed to put yourself on the list without guilt.
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Daily Shift 56 — You Don’t Have to Explain Yourself to Be Valid
Celeste The Therapist
In this Daily Shift, we explore why over-explaining is often a safety habit — and why your choices don’t need justification to be valid. This episode covers: The difference between clarity and justification Why boundaries don’t require explanations Trusting your internal knowing Your clarity is enough.
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Daily Shift 55 — You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind
Celeste The Therapist
In today’s Daily Shift, we explore the pressure to stay consistent with past decisions — even when new information, insight, or self-awareness emerges. Many people believe that changing their mind means they failed, didn’t try hard enough, or wasted time. But growth brings new data. As you slow down and listen to your body, it’s natural for clarity to evolve. This episode is a reminder that responsiveness is not the same as inconsistency. Honoring what you know now is a form of self-trust. In this episode, we explore: Why changing your mind doesn’t mean you failed How growth...
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Daily Shift 54 — You Don’t Have to Push Yourself Into Readiness
Celeste The Therapist
In today’s Daily Shift, we explore the pressure many people feel to force readiness — to decide, move on, or feel okay before their body is truly prepared. Readiness isn’t something you push yourself into. It arrives when your nervous system feels safe enough to integrate what it’s been holding. When we override that process, we often move forward while parts of us are still bracing, which can make progress feel heavier than it needs to be. This episode offers permission to slow down and trust the timing of your body, without judgment or urgency. In this episode, we explore: Why...
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Daily Shift 53 — You Can Trust Your Timing
Celeste The Therapist
In today’s Daily Shift, we explore the pressure to move, decide, and respond before clarity has fully formed. Many people learn to rush themselves in order to meet expectations or relieve discomfort — but clarity often arrives through pause, not urgency. This episode offers reassurance that waiting is not a failure. Giving yourself time allows your nervous system to process, integrate, and offer insight when it feels safe enough to do so. In this episode, we explore: Why clarity doesn’t always arrive immediately How rushing can override self-trust The role of safety in...
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Daily Shift 52 — You Don’t Have to Respond to Everything Immediately
Celeste The Therapist
In today’s Daily Shift, we explore the pressure to react quickly — to respond, explain, or have an opinion before you’ve had time to check in with yourself. Urgency is often mistaken for responsibility, but responding immediately isn’t the same as responding intentionally. This episode offers permission to pause, allowing your nervous system the time it needs to register what’s happening before choosing how to engage. Pausing isn’t avoidance or indifference — it’s a form of care that supports clarity, regulation, and grounded communication. In this episode, we explore: Why...
info_outlineGrowth can change how people respond to you. In this episode, Celeste explores why doors sometimes close when you keep evolving—and why those moments aren’t failure, but redirection and protection.
If you’ve been questioning yourself after a door closed, this Daily Shift is a reminder to keep moving forward without shrinking or explaining. The right doors won’t require you to prove your worth.
Small shifts create big change.