Become the Hero and Main Character of Your Life
- Dorota Podjaska
- Jun 10
- 3 min read
It's time to stop shrinking and start leading.
I've seen it too many times... especially in women. Smart, capable, loving women giving away their power - hiding in
the corner of their own life. Overextending, overgiving, overexplaining. Shrinking themselves to please others, to feel useful, to avoid being seen as 'too much' or 'too inconvenient'.
Staying silent when their hearts were screaming - a shout of anger, a shout of joy, a shout of boredom with a life that no longer fits.
“Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.” -Tony Robbins
You can play a background role in your own life for years. Decades, even... waiting for someone to give you permission. To notice you. To save you. To remind you that you matter.
But here’s the truth: You are the one you’ve been waiting for.
Let Me Share a Few Examples of What This Can Look Like
Rebecca, a 37-year-old mother of two, said yes to everything - from baking for the school fair to organising every family event. She hadn’t felt joy in years but thought, "Maybe this is just what being a mum is."
Lisa, a 29-year-old marketing manager, made herself small in meetings. She never spoke her truth in relationships. She’d spend hours spiralling after someone made an offhand comment. "I just don't want to be a burden," she’d think.
Priya, a 45-year-old lawyer, lived by the book always achieving, always ticking boxes, always pleasing. She couldn’t remember the last time she asked herself what she wanted. Her body had begun to rebel - migraines, burnout, chronic exhaustion.
Different stories, same pattern: Women giving their power away.
The Cost of Relinquishing Your Power
When you abandon your truth, you don’t just lose your voice - you lose your vibrancy.
This shows up as:
Unhealthy relationships built on overgiving and self-sacrifice
Low self-esteem, imposter syndrome and chronic people-pleasing
Blocked success, because you're scared to be seen or take up space
Physical symptoms: fatigue, tension, hormonal issues, burnout
Lack of fulfilment - feeling like you’re living someone else’s life
You may be existing... but you're not living.
What Happens When You Reclaim It
When you step into your power and start living life as the main character and the hero of your story EVERYTHING shifts. Your brain and nervous system start to reorganise. You shift out of chronic fight/flight/freeze/fawn and into self-leadership. The prefrontal cortex - the part of your brain that governs decision-making, confidence and purpose lights up.
You start to:
Make bold, aligned decisions
Speak your truth with clarity and calm
Attract healthier, deeper relationships
Feel energised, centred, alive
Trust yourself more than you ever have before
Living unapologetically isn’t about being loud or aggressive. It’s about being rooted in who you truly are.
Signs You’re Becoming the Hero & Main Character of Your Story
You no longer apologise for your needs
You set boundaries and stick to them
You say no without guilt
You stop waiting for permission
You lead yourself - even when it’s hard
You stop abandoning yourself to be liked
You show up fully - messy, human, whole
How Do You Become the Hero?
You don’t need to ‘fix’ yourself. You need to come home to yourself.
Start here:
Get curious about where you’re playing small, and why
Begin naming your needs, even just to yourself
Practice saying no, without overexplaining
Prioritise rest, pleasure and boundaries
Reconnect with your body and breath
And most importantly… get support.
Psychotherapy & Hypnotherapy Can Help
You don’t have to navigate this journey alone. As a trauma-informed hypnotherapist and counsellor, I help women heal from the past, reconnect with their truth and become the bold, loving, emotionally-resourced versions of themselves.
Through deep therapeutic work including hypnotherapy, nervous system regulation and inner child healing, we uncover the old beliefs keeping you stuck and create space for your most powerful self to emerge.
If that day has come for you… I’d be honoured to support you! Love and light,
Dorota
Hypnotherapist and counsellor
Founder of Holistic Transformative Therapy
Get in touch
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