#124-Your Body Knows Before You Do | Signs of a Narcissistic Relationship

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Body Wisdom Challenge

This week, practice noticing what happens in your body when you’re about to say yes to something you don’t really want to do.

Before automatically answering, pause.

Give yourself permission to say:

“Let me think about it, and I’ll get back to you.”

Then ask yourself:

❤️ What happens in my body when I think about saying yes?

❤️ Do I feel open and comfortable—or tense, heavy, anxious, or uneasy?

❤️ Am I saying yes because I genuinely want to, or because I’m afraid of disappointing someone?

Remember, saying no doesn’t automatically make you selfish or unkind. Sometimes listening to your body means honoring the boundary it has been asking you to set.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• Saige’s experience in a narcissistic and emotionally manipulative relationship
• The story behind A Lights Out Narcissistic Podcast
• How manipulation can make you feel mentally trapped even when you are physically free to leave
• Why people-pleasing can make it difficult to recognize and respond to unhealthy behavior
• What Saige calls “Good Girl Syndrome”
• The connection between self-worth, boundaries, and saying no
• How chronic stress can show up physically
• Why Saige believes her body was trying to warn her that something wasn’t right
• Lindsie’s experience leaving an abusive relationship
• Why unhealthy relationships can make it difficult to trust yourself
• Recognizing the difference between someone respecting your “no” and becoming angry because you set a boundary

Key Takeaways

• Your body may communicate distress through tension, exhaustion, changes in sleep or other physical symptoms during periods of intense stress.
• People-pleasing can become self-abandonment when you consistently prioritize someone else’s feelings over your own safety and well-being.
• A healthy boundary doesn’t require everyone else to like or agree with it.
• Someone’s reaction to your “no” can give you valuable information about the relationship.
• You don’t have to answer every request immediately. Creating space before responding can help you determine what actually feels right for you.

Connect with Saige Whitney

Saige Whitney is the host of A Lights Out Narcissistic Podcast, where she shares lessons from her own experiences with narcissistic and unhealthy relationships.

Through her story and podcast, Saige explores recognizing red flags, learning how to set boundaries, understanding consent within relationships, people-pleasing, self-worth, and what it means to protect your time and energy. Her goal is to take the difficult experiences she has lived through and use them to help others recognize unhealthy patterns and begin trusting themselves again.

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