Am I Too Difficult?

– Notes from the Black Sheep

There are moments in life when someone — directly or indirectly — makes you question your nature.

Are you too sensitive?
Too intense?
Too demanding?

In this episode, I reflect on a recent experience that stirred an old wound — the feeling of being “too much.” Through a story about my dog Marilyn, I explore the deeper pattern of shrinking ourselves in order to belong.

Many of us learned early that love required compliance. That being acceptable meant being quieter, softer, easier. But what is the cost of becoming manageable?

This conversation is not about rebellion. It is about sovereignty.

If you have ever felt like the black sheep in your family, relationships, or community — this episode is an invitation to reconsider what “difficult” really means.

Perhaps it is not a flaw.

Perhaps it is a refusal to abandon yourself.

Take your time with this one.

• am I too much
• feeling too sensitive
• being called difficult
• black sheep in family
• stop shrinking yourself
• self abandonment healing
• authentic living
• personal sovereignty
• spiritual growth journey
• trauma and identity
• people pleasing recovery
• finding your true self
• living authentically
• emotional sensitivity strength
• depth psychology reflection