I have no idea what I'm passionate about. I'm too old to start something new. People won't take me seriously because how I look. I can't go after my dreams because others rely on whether I'm not where I should. Will never overcome what happened to me in my past. I am exactly where I need to be. I am exactly where I need to do. I'm exactly where I need to be. Dominant stories are the stories that we tell ourselves about ourselves. I don't sound smart enough, I deserve to take up space. I'll never be able to do what I want, whether it's true or not. It affects how we act in the world. It affects the choices we make. It affects the risks we take or don't take. I'm Jess Weener, cultural expert and the host of dominant stories. I have wrestled with dominant stories, probably as far back as like eleven years old. Both my parents are pretty chronic dieters, and so there was a lot of focus on body image, a lot of fear around food. For me, Dominant stories is a great entry point for folks to realize that they've sort of programmed a belief system within themselves that is actually shaping the trajectory of their life. That little voice is still in there, and it's not our voice, it's someone else's. Those are all lies designed by culture and negative forces to keep you small. Like they don't want you to thrive, they don't want you to spread your wings. You know, we're really talking to the thinkers and the movers and the shakers of our world right now about what's shaping them. I didn't like my body in the first place. When I got the diagnosis, it just pissed me off even more and I was like, you always let me down. The point is not to rid yourself of the voices. It's just like, do you let them be in the driver's seat or The big goal is we can rewrite those stories, and that rewriting actually will change our lives. Feelings are like a compass. They tell us what direction to go, and if we don't pay attention to them, it's like walking around with a faulty GPS. You have no idea where you're going. Listen to Dominant Stories with me Jess Weener every Wednesday on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you listen to podcasts,

I have no idea what I'm passionate about. I'm too old to start something new. People won't take me seriously because how I look. I can't go after my dreams because others rely on whether I'm not where I should. Will never overcome what happened to me in my past. I am exactly where I need to be. I am exactly where I need to do. I'm exactly where I need to be. Dominant stories are the stories that we tell ourselves about ourselves. I don't sound smart enough, I deserve to take up space. I'll never be able to do what I want, whether it's true or not. It affects how we act in the world. It affects the choices we make. It affects the risks we take or don't take. I'm Jess Weener, cultural expert and the host of dominant stories. I have wrestled with dominant stories, probably as far back as like eleven years old. Both my parents are pretty chronic dieters, and so there was a lot of focus on body image, a lot of fear around food. For me, Dominant stories is a great entry point for folks to realize that they've sort of programmed a belief system within themselves that is actually shaping the trajectory of their life. That little voice is still in there, and it's not our voice, it's someone else's. Those are all lies designed by culture and negative forces to keep you small. Like they don't want you to thrive, they don't want you to spread your wings. You know, we're really talking to the thinkers and the movers and the shakers of our world right now about what's shaping them. I didn't like my body in the first place. When I got the diagnosis, it just pissed me off even more and I was like, you always let me down. The point is not to rid yourself of the voices. It's just like, do you let them be in the driver's seat or The big goal is we can rewrite those stories, and that rewriting actually will change our lives. Feelings are like a compass. They tell us what direction to go, and if we don't pay attention to them, it's like walking around with a faulty GPS. You have no idea where you're going. Listen to Dominant Stories with me Jess Weener every Wednesday on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you listen to podcasts,