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January 27, 2025 59 mins

Do you find yourself constantly striving, doing, and achieving—only to feel exhausted, unfulfilled, or out of alignment? In this deeply relatable and thought-provoking episode, I sit down with therapist and life coach Allyson Blythe to explore the "Accomplisher" part within us—a part I personally relate to and deeply share in.

Together, we unpack the cultural and personal forces that drive us to wear busyness as a badge of honor, seek worth through achievement, and fall into the traps of perfectionism, performing, and pleasing—the "Dishonoring P’s" that Allyson so brilliantly identifies.

We delve into how fear often fuels the accomplisher, leading to burnout, illness, and imbalance, and how our culture praises these tendencies, further reinforcing unhealthy patterns. But this isn’t just about pointing out the challenges; it’s about finding the beauty and value in the accomplisher part while learning how to bring it into balance.

Through self-awareness, reflection, and intentional practices, Allyson offers tools to reconnect with your core values, realign with your flow, and honor the accomplisher within without letting it take over. This conversation isn’t just insightful—it’s a lifeline for those of us who feel like we’re doing it all but missing something deeper.

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Topics Discussed:

  • The "Accomplisher" part: its value and its pitfalls
  • Aligning with how we’re doing, not just what we’re doing
  • The cultural obsession with busyness as a badge of honor
  • Legacy burdens of accomplishing and seeking worth through achievement
  • Fear as the driving force behind over-accomplishing and its toll on mental and physical health
  • Allyson’s "Dishonoring P’s": perfectionism, performing, and pleasing
  • The importance of self-awareness in finding balance and reclaiming flow
  • Practical strategies to reflect on and connect with your accomplisher part.

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About Allyson Blythe:

Allyson Blythe is a Certified Life Coach and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience helping people uncover their true potential by breaking free from limiting beliefs and behaviors. Her work focuses on equipping individuals with tools to create success from the inside out by aligning their daily choices with their core values.

Allyson is the author of Misunderstood: Rewriting The Rules of Dignity & Self-Respect and The Enlightened Empath and hosts the podcast The ALLY Effect. She brings authenticity, courage, and a wealth of wisdom to her work with individuals and groups.

 

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Instagram: @nataliedeering

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