The Gentle Badass

Maria-Myrsini Dermpoki
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The Gentle Badass is the podcast for anyone who's spent a lifetime doing everything for everyone else — and has finally decided it's their time now. Every week, host Maria-Myrsini Dermpoki (coach, author, self-love practitioner) digs into the patterns keeping you stuck, the beliefs running your life, and what it actually takes to come home to yourself. Honest. Grounded. Occasionally uncomfortable. Always worth it. Our one rule: Do no harm. Take no shit. •Find me at linktr.ee/mmdcoaching

Episodes

  1. Sep 21

    S1. Ep.09 What You Actually Want vs. What You Were Told to Want

    What do you want? Not what looks good on paper. Not what would make your parents proud or your friends less worried about you. What do you, actually, want? If that question just made something in your chest go slightly strange, you're in exactly the right place. Because for most of us, that ridiculously simple question is genuinely hard to answer. Not because we're not self-aware. But because we've spent so long living inside someone else's definition of a good life that we've stopped being able to tell the difference between what we were told to want and what we actually do. In this episode, we pull those two things apart. We look at where your "wants" actually came from, how to tell the difference between an inherited desire and a real one, and what it means to start choosing your life on purpose -possibly for the first time. This is the values episode. And it's one of the most clarifying conversations you'll ever have with yourself. One question to carry with you this week: if no one would ever know, and you couldn't disappoint anyone, what would you choose? Notice the answer. Don't judge it. Just notice. That noticing is the beginning of the whole thing. Do no harm. Take no shit. 🖤 If this one landed, come find me: 📖 Read the essays: gentlebadass.substack.com 📸 Instagram: @the_transformationalproject_ 🌿 Work with me 1:1: mmd-coaching.com 📬 Say hello: contact@mmd-coaching.com

  2. Sep 1

    S1. Ep.08 The Beliefs That Were Never Yours

    Finish this sentence: "I'm not the kind of person who…" Notice how quickly your brain fills in the blank. Notice how true it feels. Now here's the question Episode 8 of The Gentle Badass asks: what if that's not a fact? What if it's just a very old opinion -one you absorbed so young you never thought to question it? Most of the beliefs that limit your life were formed before you had the ability to evaluate them. You were small. You were a sponge. Everything went in unfiltered -the way the adults around you talked about money, about themselves, about what was possible and who deserved what. And it all became the lens you've been looking through ever since. Here's the part that changes things: most of those beliefs were never even about you. They were about the people who gave them to you. Their fears, their limits, their own unhealed stories. You inherited their limitations and then spent decades living as though they were yours. In this episode: Why limiting beliefs feel like facts instead of opinionsWhere beliefs actually come from (and why a five-year-old's conclusions are still running your adult life)Three questions that loosen the grip of any belief you're ready to put downWhy you don't have to carry something just because you've been carrying it for a long timeLength of ownership doesn't make something yours. You can have believed something your entire life -and still be allowed to put it down. 🔗 Take the Gap Audit — find out what's standing between you and the life you actually want:
https://thegapauditmmdcoaching.netlify.app Find me: https://linktr.ee/mmdcoaching Do no harm. Take no shit. — Myrsini Write a message…

  3. Aug 19

    S1. Ep.07 Positive Realism: The Antidote to Toxic Positivity

    Someone tells you "everything happens for a reason" on a day when everything feels wrong. And somehow, you feel worse. Now you're not just dealing with your original problem. You're feeling guilty for not being positive enough about it. In Episode 7 of The Gentle Badass, we're talking about toxic positivity: why it doesn't work, why it actually makes things harder, and what to do instead. The alternative isn't pessimism. It's something I call positive realism: the practice of telling yourself the full truth, and choosing hope anyway. In this episode: What toxic positivity actually is underneath the good intentionsWhy forcing a positive spin on a real feeling is a form of self-abandonmentThe difference between optimism that holds and optimism that's just denial in disguiseA simple two-part formula you can use this week when things get hard The formula: The truth. And. The hope. "This is really painful AND I trust myself to get through it."
"I'm exhausted AND I'm allowed to rest."
"I have no idea what I'm doing AND I'm figuring it out as I go." Notice the word is "and," not "but." But cancels out the first half. And lets both things be true at once. That little word is where the whole shift lives. 🔗 Take the Gap Audit — find out what's standing between you and the life you actually want:
https://thegapauditmmdcoaching.netlify.app Discover more: https://linktr.ee/mmdcoaching Do no harm. Take no shit. — Myrsini

  4. Aug 11

    S1. Ep.06 Feelings Aren't the Enemy. They're the Map.

    What do you do with a feeling you don't want to feel? If your answer involves staying busy, opening the fridge for the fourth time, or saying "I'm fine" -this episode is for you. In Episode 6 of The Gentle Badass, we're talking about feelings. Not the inspirational kind. The inconvenient ones. The ones you've been pushing down, bracing against, and quietly running from for years. Here's what nobody told you: you can't selectively numb. When you turn down the volume on the hard feelings, you turn it down on all of them. The joy gets quieter. The aliveness fades. That flatness you've been feeling isn't just tiredness. It's the cost of a lifetime of not feeling. In this episode: ​Why suppressed feelings don't disappear — they go under, and wait​How to read your emotions as information instead of treating them as problems to solve​Where our fear of feelings actually comes from​The white light exercise: a simple, grounded practice for letting a feeling move through you without being overwhelmed by itO ne thing worth knowing before you listen: a feeling, fully felt, lasts about 90 seconds. We've been running from something that, most of the time, passes in less time than it takes to make a cup of tea. The feelings were never the enemy. They were just the map. 🔗 Take the Gap Audit — find out what's standing between you and the life you actually want:https://thegapauditmmdcoaching.netlify.app Do no harm. Take no shit. Myrsini Find out more: https://linktr.ee/mmdcoaching

  5. Aug 4

    S1. Ep.05 Reparenting: Meeting the One Inside You

    That child in the photo, the one you can be so endlessly kind to, and the adult sitting here right now? They're the same person. In this episode of The Gentle Badass, we explore one of the most profound and most misunderstood concepts in personal growth: the inner child. Not as a spiritual metaphor, but as the literal emotional wiring formed when you were small -before you had words, before you had logic, before you could do anything except ask: am I safe, and am I loved? That part of you didn't disappear when you grew up. It's still there. In the flash of shame that's too big for the situation. In the way your body goes still when someone raises their voice. In the ache that shows up when you achieve something wonderful and feel... nothing. That's not the adult you reacting. That's the child. Still waiting. Still carrying everything they were too small to put down. This episode is about reparenting -the practice of becoming, for yourself, the adult you needed when you were small. It's not about blame. It's not about re-living old pain. It's about finally giving yourself what may have been missing, and discovering that it's not too late. In this episode: ​Why the inner child isn't a spiritual concept but a neurological reality, and why it matters for your everyday life​The difference between how you treat yourself and how you'd treat that child in the photo, and why that gap is the whole work​What reparenting actually means and what it looks like in practice​The one question that stops the inner critic in its tracks​A simple, gentle practice to begin this week -no drama, no meltdowns required If you've ever felt like you've been waiting for someone to finally see you, validate you, or give you permission to stop being so strong -this episode is for you. The wait ends when you decide to become the one you were waiting for. New episodes of The Gentle Badass drop every Tuesday. Follow the show so you never miss one -and if this episode touched something in you, send it to someone who's been carrying their younger self alone for far too long. Connect with Myrsini: https://linktr.ee/mmdcoaching

  6. Jul 14

    S1. Ep. 04 The Voice in Your Head Isn't Yours

    That voice in your head -the one that started this morning before you even got out of bed- where did it actually come from? The running commentary that points out everything you did wrong, everything you're not, and everything you should be. The voice that sounds so much like you that you've never stopped to question it. In this episode of The Gentle Badass, we go straight to the root of one of the most powerful -and most misunderstood- forces in personal growth: the inner critic. Not to silence it, fight it, or pretend it doesn't exist. But to finally understand what it is, where it came from, and why it's been running your life on autopilot. What most people don't realise: that harsh, critical voice didn't come pre-installed. You weren't born with it. It's a collection -a patchwork of things that were said to you, said around you, implied at a dinner table when you were nine and pretended not to hear. You absorbed it all. And at some point, you internalised it so completely that it started to sound like you. It isn't you. It's a very old echo, in a voice you've mistaken for your own. In this episode: — Why your inner critic isn't actually yours - and what it really is — The difference between your inner critic and your inner wisdom (they sound similar, but your body always knows which one is talking) — Three concrete ways to tell them apart - so you can never be fooled again — Why harsh self-criticism has never produced lasting change - and what actually does — What the critic is really trying to do underneath all that noise — Your one simple practice for this week The question this episode leaves you with: "Whose voice is this, really?" Ask it. Listen carefully. You might be surprised who answers. Next week: we go to the source and meet the version of you who first learned all of this. Episode 5 is about reparenting. Bring tissues. Or don't. Either way, I'll be there. The Gentle Badass is the podcast for anyone who's done everything right and somehow ended up in the wrong life. New episodes every week. Connect with Myrsini: mmd-coaching.com | @the_transformationalproject_ on Instagram

  7. Jul 8

    S1. Ep. 03 - The Good Child Tax

    What did it cost you to be the good one? Being the child who didn't cause problems, who kept the peace, who made it easy for everyone else, wasn't free. There was a price. And most of us have been paying it ever since without ever seeing the receipt. In this episode, we talk about the hidden cost of people-pleasing: why you learned to shrink, what you gave up to be agreeable, and what it would actually mean to stop. This one is for the good children. The ones who grew up and are only now realising how much the role cost them. ✨ Not sure where to start? Take the free Gap Audit and find out exactly where you are and what's in the way. ☕ Ready to talk? Book a free Coffee & Chat and let's see if we're a fit. 🔗 linktr.ee/mmdcoaching

  8. Jul 3

    S1. Ep. 02 - When 'Fine' Becomes a Red Flag

    "I'm fine." Two words we say before we've even checked. In this episode, we look at the kind of "fine" that isn't an answer -it's a coping strategy. The "fine" that means: I'm holding so much that if I open the door even an inch, everything will come out. We talk about what it actually means when fine stops being true, how to tell the difference, and what to do with the door you've been holding shut. If you've been "fine" for a while now, this one's for you. The Gentle Badass is the podcast for anyone who's done everything right and somehow ended up in the wrong life. New episodes every Tuesday.

  9. Season 1 Trailer

    Welcome to The Gentle Badass

    You've been doing everything right. Ticking the boxes, saying the right things, being who everyone needs you to be. And still — something feels off. The Gentle Badass is a podcast for people who know something needs to change — they're just not sure how to do it without losing everyone they love in the process. Honest, real conversations about the beliefs you inherited, the voices in your head that were never yours, and what it actually feels like to come home to yourself. No toxic positivity. No quick fixes. No pretending any of this is easy. New episodes every week. Follow wherever you listen.

  10. Jul 1

    S1. Ep. 01 - Running on Outdated Programming

    You look fine. Maybe even enviable from the outside. You've built a life that ticks a lot of boxes. And privately? Privately you've been wondering when it's going to start feeling the way you thought it would. This is the episode where we name that feeling. In this first episode of The Gentle Badass, Myrsini opens the conversation with the question most people are too afraid to ask out loud: what if the script you've been following isn't actually yours? Through her own story -burnout, a bald patch, and a moment of brutal honesty in a bathroom mirror- she introduces the core idea behind this podcast: You're not broken. You're running on outdated programming. And outdated is very different from broken. In this episode: •Why the most self-aware people are often the most stuck •The script you were handed before you had a choice -and how you forgot it was a script •What "fine" really means when it stops feeling like the truth •The difference between losing yourself and outgrowing yourself •Why you already know -and what it means that you've been resisting it The episode in one sentence: You haven't lost yourself. You've outgrown the version of yourself you were taught to be. Links & Resources •Take The Gap Audit (free): linktr.ee/mmdcoaching •Book a Coffee & Chat with Myrsini: calendly.com/mmdcoaching-clarity/meet-and-greet •Follow on Instagram: @the_transformationalproject_ If something in this episode landed, send it to one person you love who needs to hear it. You already know who. Do no harm. Take no shit. 💪

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The Gentle Badass is the podcast for anyone who's spent a lifetime doing everything for everyone else — and has finally decided it's their time now. Every week, host Maria-Myrsini Dermpoki (coach, author, self-love practitioner) digs into the patterns keeping you stuck, the beliefs running your life, and what it actually takes to come home to yourself. Honest. Grounded. Occasionally uncomfortable. Always worth it. Our one rule: Do no harm. Take no shit. •Find me at linktr.ee/mmdcoaching

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  • Creator
    Maria-Myrsini Dermpoki
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Maria-Myrsini Dermpoki
  • Show Website
    The Gentle Badass