# Ep. 33 - Choose Respect, Even When It Costs You

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Podcast: [Reclaim Within the Podcast: Emotional, Spiritual, & Somatic Intelligence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reclaim-within-the-podcast-emotional-spiritual-somatic-intelligence-7116379)
Published: 2026-04-08T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://reclaimwithin.substack.com/p/choose-respect-even-when-it-costs
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Duration seconds: 1240

## Resource

Ep. 33 - In this episode, I share what it means to choose honor, dignity, & respect as a lived practice, especially when it costs you. I talk about the difference between knowing something intellectually & embodying it in real life, the grief of outgrowing self-abandonment, & the painful clarity that comes when Life asks you to stop negotiating with what your body, heart, & spirit already know is not aligned. This is a conversation about boundaries, truth, self-respect, radical responsibility, & what it means to walk through the fire without becoming hardened, just more true. In this episode: * honor, dignity, & respect as foundational skills * the cost of no longer abandoning yourself to keep connection * grief, clarity, & the death of the old self * “Why is this in my movie?” as a tool for radical responsibility * what it means to hold the gates of your own inner kingdom Reflection question: Where are you being asked to tolerate less & trust yourself more? Within Love- Ash Brouwer CONNECT WITH ASH Instagram: @reclaimwithin Substack @reclaimwithin Email: reclaimwithin@gmail.com Booking Link → Book A Reading With Ash Get full access to Reclaim Within: Remember You are Sacred at reclaimwithin.substack.com/subscribe

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