When doing “everything right” still doesn’t feel good enough


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A Weekly Dose of Truth, Freedom & Love

🤬 The Rage, The Tears & The Truth About the Journey

When we are deciding to be more confident, courageous and emotionally free, we have a vision. We have a dream of a feeling in our bodies of "I’ve arrived." It is an inner feeling of freedom, hope & possibility combined with joy. We imagine a life of always feeling GOOD & Never feeling BAD.

And what happens when we start going after those dream states and those dream things and put in massive time, effort, & money to really give it a shot at living this amazing life?....


We end up in bouts of Misery, Anger, Failure & feelings of Not Enough-ness along the way. We realize the uncomfortable feelings, the ones we thought we’d never have to feel again once we finally started, are a BIG part of this journey forward.

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And what happens next?

We experience major Disappointment!

The Real Work No One Wants to Admit

So I had several anger outbursts today- Just me and God. And on the last one I found myself in my living room tapping and screaming what was true for me in the moment...

"WTF!!!
I just want to see it working already.
I’ve been showing up. Where’s the RESULTS from all this effort?"

I had to give myself permission to say that out loud. And when I did, something shifted. I got even more ANGRY.

I let myself feel it fully and went all in, screaming louder to the point of my voice screeching. The one thing I knew in that moment was that I hated the way I was feeling. I was not going to deny it or fake-positive my way out of it. I went in deeper.

The Moment Everything Shifted

And then, after I tapped out my disgusting, negative, nasty truth- the next sentence out of my mouth was, “I have compassion for you, inner critic. I understand how disappointed you are. This makes sense.”

With that came the tears and the release. The moment I told myself that it was OK to HATE it all right now, everything started to lift & shift. I felt lighter. The emotions began to move. So much so that I got out of my house and took a walk outside.

As the heaviness left my body Hope came back and It reminded me of a quote I love by Carl Rogers.

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”

⭐️ RADICAL ACCEPTANCE & COMPASSION for the feelings you Hate to feel is what lets them go. When we meet our disappointment, fear & shame with Compassion, we invite the freedom and peace back in at the same time. (Weird, Right?)

Instead of trying to escape the discomfort in the moment you’re in, meet it with Courage & Presence.

Be unafraid of your Fear.

Be unashamed of your Shame.

Self-Compassion is ALWAYS the answer.

Choose Your Pain

After that walk my thoughts shifted. I didn’t feel amazing, but I felt neutral, lighter and asked myself this question…

If I had known how emotionally painful it would be to commit to this kind of journey, would I still have done it?

For me, the answer was a loud, unapologetic YES.

Because I’d rather feel rejection, failure, shame, and exhaustion in the pursuit of my dreams than feel them while living a life that isn’t true to me. (which was my experience before I started this business)

This pain is the pain I choose. Period.

So now I’ll ask you:

If discomfort, doubt, and disappointment are guaranteed either way,
which path will you choose?

I know that you are worthy & capable of every single feeling that comes with becoming who you truly are! I want that for YOU.

Do you?

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Self-Compassion is ALL you need and with that I want to invite you into my workshop today: How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself.

Inside, you’ll learn the one skill you need—absolutely, indefinitely, without a doubt—on the journey of creating your best life, your most confident life, your most worthy life.

That skill is self-compassion. Without it, nothing can be pursued.

🦃 NOVEMBER Invitations

1️⃣ Join Us On Wednesday, November 12th @ 2 PM ET
I’m hosting a LIVE group coaching session + Q&A called
“How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself.”

​2️⃣ Want an IN PERSON experience right before Thanksgiving to release anger, calm the nervous system, and return to peace together?

🦃 EFT- Tapping- Releasing Anger for Personal Freedom
📍 Quantum Wellness, Bedminster, NJ
📅 November 15 | 12 PM

3️⃣ Want to travel to Costa Rica for a healing experience? My friend Sally Davidson is the best of the best when it comes to healing retreats and she's got something special for you.

🌿 The Embodied Light Retreat Costa Rica | Nov 16–21, 2025
$1,500 OFF single occupancy — code Amy1500
$1,000 OFF shared double — code Amy1000

4️⃣ 🎥 New Video Drop this Friday, Nov 14 @ 7 AM ET on my Youtube Page, Coach Amy Colombo .

Topic: Be Your Own Safe Haven- Intro To Havening

In this quick 8-minute video, you’ll learn what Havening is & how to start using it right away for your own peace and calm in a moment when you need it most.



To Your Empowerment ⭐️,

Amy Colombo, RN, NC-BC, BSN

THE Confidence Coach for Purpose-Driven Women

Build real self-confidence through emotional mastery — so you can stop holding yourself back and start having your own back.

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