What if saying “yes” to everyone else is quietly draining your emotional and physical health? In this episode of Best Life By You, Julia Furlipa sits down with psychologist, nutritional therapist, hormonal well-being expert, and award-winning author Aneta Grabiec for a powerful conversation about people-pleasing, authenticity, emotional health, fertility, perimenopause, menopause, and learning to trust yourself again. Aneta shares how her own experiences with endometriosis, eczema, lupus, and infertility led her to explore the connection between psychology, nutrition, hormones, and holistic well-being. Together, Julia and Aneta discuss why constantly performing, achieving, scrolling, comparing, and saying yes can disconnect us from our authentic selves. They explore the importance of silence, boundaries, self-belief, emotional healing, and giving yourself permission to simply be instead of constantly do. You’ll also hear an in-depth discussion about fertility challenges, perimenopause and menopause symptoms, hormone replacement therapy, advocating for yourself in healthcare, finding purpose, and creating a life that genuinely feels like your own. In this episode: • Why people pleasing can leave you emotionally depleted • How to start discovering your authentic self • Why boredom, silence, and solitude can support self-awareness • The difference between motivation and discipline • Emotional health, stress, and fertility • Self-belief during a fertility journey • Perimenopause and menopause symptoms women should know • Why midlife can become a powerful period of reinvention • Questions to ask before starting hormone replacement therapy • Advocating for yourself when you feel unheard medically • Finding purpose when you feel stuck or disconnected • Gratitude, neuroplasticity, and changing negative thought patterns CHAPTERS 00:00 Stop Saying Yes to Everyone 01:02 Meet Aneta Grabiec 02:40 Aneta’s Health & Healing Journey 05:16 Authenticity and the Joy of Missing Out 06:29 The Onion Exercise: Who Are You Really? 11:18 How to Discover Your Authentic Self 16:32 Silence the Noise and Stop People Pleasing 21:06 Discipline, Boundaries & Emotional Wellness 23:28 People Pleasing, Stress & Fertility 26:33 Family Roles, Independence & Emotional Pressure 31:11 Ancestral Trauma & Generational Patterns 33:27 Self-Belief During Infertility 37:02 Emotional Health and Women’s Wellness 39:48 Perimenopause & Menopause Explained 42:13 Midlife as a Rebirth 46:29 Supporting Women Through Hormonal Changes 47:03 Navigating Perimenopause With Confidence 49:38 Hormone Replacement Therapy: What to Ask 52:21 Julia’s Experience Feeling Medically Dismissed 54:58 Root Causes, Toxins & Holistic Health 56:27 What Does Living Your Best Life Mean? 57:41 Finding Your Purpose When You Feel Lost 59:56 Gratitude, Neuroplasticity & Positive Thinking Connect with Aneta Grabiec Website: https://anetagrabiec.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anetagrabiec_motivator?igsh=ZHVoaWFieHFoaDlp Aneta’s Books Reject to Heal: Stop Pleasing, Start Healing: A Guide To Saying No Without Guilt https://a.co/d/06OnMRnG How to Be Good Enough: A Practical Book On Living Joyfully https://a.co/d/02cJs0Y3 How To Get Pregnant: Shortcut To Your Fertility https://a.co/d/0hFjOudd Connect with Julia My Book “The 7+ Lifestyle: A Recipe Book for Life!”: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY My Podcast “Best Life By You”: https://www.youtube.com/@bestlifebyyoupodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ My All-in-One Best Life By You App: https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/ Work with Julia: https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa #BestLifeByYou #PeoplePleasing #HormoneHealth #Perimenopause #Menopause #Fertility #WomensHealth #EmotionalHealing #Authenticity #MentalWellness #HealthyBoundaries #SelfWorth #HolisticHealth #PersonalGrowth #AnetaGrabiec