Listening, Healing, and the Power of the Pause with Annmarie Entner

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In this episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl welcomes her friend, client, and autoimmune support coach Annmarie Entner for an honest, in-person conversation about retreats, relationships, boundaries, and the power of the pause.

Annmarie shares her experiences attending Pearl’s Soulful Self-Care Pajama Retreat three times, including how each year she walked away with new insights on finances, menopause, intimacy, and relationships. Together, they dive deeper into how old childhood “tapes” can shape our adult reactions, what it looks like to truly listen, and how to stop people-pleasing so you can communicate your realistic expectations with clarity and compassion.

This episode is equal parts retreat recap and live coaching session, offering practical journal prompts, reflections, and mindset shifts you can use right now to pause, listen, and reconnect with yourself and others.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

✨ Why each retreat experience feels different—because you arrive at a different stage of your journey.
 ✨ How conversations on finances and menopause opened up breakthroughs for Annmarie.
 ✨ Why sexual self-care matters and why it’s part of whole-person wellness.
 ✨ What it means to rob yourself of joy by people-pleasing or reacting from old patterns.
✨ The power of the pause in conversations—how to reflect, mirror, and truly hear others.
✨ Journal prompts to help you explore your triggers, reactions, and inner voice.
✨ Why setting boundaries (and keeping them) is an act of self-love.
✨ How to trust that you can be loved—even in silence.

Journal Prompts from This Episode

🖊️ When I’m not heard, how do I respond?
🖊️ What part of me believes I have to be the loudest to be noticed?
🖊️ How might my past experiences with authority or family still be shaping my reactions today?
🖊️ What would it look like to trust that I can be loved even in my silence?

Quotes to Remember

• “You get to set boundaries. Saying no to others is saying yes to yourself.” – Pearl
• “What if my inner voice is right?” – Annmarie Entner
• “Don’t people please me—show up for yourself instead.” – Pearl
• “Old tapes don’t serve you anymore. You get to delete them.” – Pearl

Resources & Links

• 🌐 Retreat info & registration: wslivingretreats.com
  
  
• 🌐 Connect with Pearl: wsliving.com
  
  
• ✉️ Free 15-min call: [e-mail]
  
  

Pearl’s Reflection

Annmarie reminded us how old habits and childhood messages can creep back into our adult lives—making us feel unheard, unseen, or “too much.” The truth? You can pause. You can delete those old tapes. And you can choose boundaries that protect your peace and allow others to truly hear you.

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