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Self-selecting is a good thing

By August 18, 2026 No Comments

I gotta be honest – unsubscribes still break my heart a little. 😪

I have a tiny little email community and even those I’ve never met in person feel like friends, so when one of you goes away, I feel it. But I feel everything, so there’s that. 🤷‍♀️

In marketing, it’s called “self selecting” and apparently, it’s a good thing, but the people pleaser in me wants to make everybody happy. Yeah, she’s still in there – wanting to do eveything right so people don’t leave her. But it happens. And it’s not about me. My grown-ass woman Self knows that, but that little one still needs reassurance sometimes.

I’m not saying this so you never leave me, lol. I’m saying it because it’s a real thing we ALL experience and it’s a huge part of this work.

If you’re trying to shush that part of you that still gets her feelings hurt sometimes, I want you to stop. Emotional health is not NOT feeling pain – it’s knowing what to DO with that pain when it rises. There’s a difference in reacting to it and responding to it.

This work helps you respond to that part of you that needs regulation or reminding or reassurance, so it doesn’t run-a-muck in your head, taking you down every rabbit hole up there.

When we’re emotionally healthy, we’re safe to feel our emotions without losing our sense of Self. We stay in our body. We turn toward the hurt part, rather than away – and ‘away’ can look like self-medicating, obsessing, anger, anxiety. You name it, I’ve probably done it.

If that sounds like you, too – this work is for you. What makes Soul Integration™ work where other methods haven’t is that it’s not about rehashing or reliving pain and trauma – it’s about finding the part of you that’s still carrying it and helping her lay it down.

It works because the focus is entirely different. You’re not learning how to cope with your pain and triggers, you’re healing them at the root. When she’s calm, you’re calm. When she’s secure, you’re secure. When she’s free, you’re free!

That’s what we do together, step by step.

You’re here because something caught your attention – something you saw or read was familiar in your own life, and that’s still in there. But like all of us, life can get busy and distractions can quiet the noise and we put our emotional wellness on hold. And we all know how that turns out.

So if you’re ready to dip your toe in the water, the Breakthrough Blueprint™ is where we start. It’s a personal video assessment that shows you exactly which part of you is still carrying the pain and what she needs to finally lay it down so you can both be free to be YOU.

Breakthrough Blueprint™ – $27

Let’s go find her.

With love, Kate 💗

P.S. If you’re already swimming without your floaties, pass this along to someone who might be ready to step in?

Kate A. Bares | Soul Integration Method™

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