Ep. 195 - Why Do People Over-Apologize? - The MultiDimensional MD

Have you found yourself saying I’m sorry a lot?

Or do you know someone that tends to say "I'm sorry" even if it's not necessary?

Anytime there’s an imbalance, I like to look at it in order to understand ourselves better because the stuck place is also where the healing is.

So, today’s episode is part of my practice of normalizing conversations about difficult topics so that we can process them, move forward and grow.

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Introduction

2:56

6 Reasons for Over-Apologizing

9:04

Reflection to help process and understand old programming

11:21

Identify triggers

12:09

Determine when a real apology is needed

14:11

Reframing language toward gratitude