S2 EP41 From Overgiving to Receiving: Softening When the Body Says Enough With Josy Frotton

**Welcome** Hello, lovelies. It’s Juliette here, and today I’m joined by Josy Frotton, a cosmic weaver, bodyworker, traveller, and host of the Soul Dancers podcast. In this conversation, we explore what it means to soften, receive, and stop abandoning yourself in the name of caring for everyone else. Josy Frotton shares what has been unfolding for her after a powerful Moon Dance ceremony, the deeper layers she has been meeting within her body, and the patterns of overgiving, responsibility, and “selfishness” that so many of us inherit. We speak about mothers and daughters, boundaries, generational conditioning, speaking your truth out loud, and choosing to honour your own path even when someone you love wants something different from you. This episode is an invitation to soften without disappearing. To receive without guilt. And to remember that choosing yourself does not mean you stop loving others. **📝 Episode Summary** In this episode, Josy Frotton and I explore receiving, self-expression, embodiment, family patterns, and the difference between caring for someone and abandoning yourself for them. Josy Frotton opens up about her relationship with her mother, the conditioning that taught her choosing herself was “selfish,” and her decision to support her mother after surgery without immediately dropping everything to be physically there. We talk about rewriting inherited beliefs, moving away from overgiving, finding practices that actually work for you, and allowing yourself to speak, dance, move, and connect with your body instead of following one prescribed path. I also guide Josy Frotton through a beautiful receiving practice, inviting her to soften into her heart, receive, and allow energy to move through and beyond her. This is a conversation about coming home to yourself while still holding deep love for the people around you. **🔎 Key Takeaways** *Choosing Yourself Is Not Selfish* You can love and support someone without abandoning your own needs, plans, and truth. *Your Boundaries Can Become Your Standards* Instead of constantly defending a boundary, you can begin to recognise what is simply a yes or a no for you. *Overgiving Is Often Inherited* Many of us learned that being a “good” woman, daughter, mother, or partner meant putting everyone else first. *Expression Does Not Have To Look One Way* Journaling may work one day. Speaking out loud, walking in nature, dancing, or talking to yourself in the mirror may work another. There is no single right practice. *Softening Creates Space To Receive* Josy Frotton’s wish is not to push harder, achieve more, or become someone different, but to soften more deeply so she can receive. *You Can Love Someone Without Living Their Pattern* Compassion and forgiveness do not require repeating the same cycles of sacrifice and overgiving. *Follow The Flow, Not The Performance* Sometimes the next step is simply showing up without an agenda, without needing to be anything for anyone, and allowing yourself to follow what feels truly aligned. **⧋ About Josy Frotton** Josy Frotton describes herself as a cosmic weaver, bringing people, projects, and ideas together across different dimensions. She is also the host of Soul Dancers, where she speaks with global peacemakers about consciousness, shadow work, meaningful projects, and building the future. Instagram: @yogawithjosy Website: https://www.josyfrotton.com/ Podcast: Soul Dancers I'd love to hear from you drop me a text! **🔗 Resources & Links** Let’s keep the conversation going over on Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share your thoughts. I love hearing your stories. And remember, you are scrumptious just as you are, inside and out. - **FREE Taster Deck:**  https://cards.feelfullyyou.com/ - **10 Touch Rituals**: https://feelfullyyou.com/10-touch-rituals - **Intimacy and Communication Card:**  https://feelfullyyou.com/cards - **Touch Reset Quiz:** https://feelfullyyou.com/touch-reset-quiz - **The Touch Reset:** https://feelfullyyou.com/the-touch-reset *Find out more about Juliette Karaman here:* https://feelfullyyou.com  - Follow Juliette on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/juliettekaraman/ - Follow Juliette on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/juliette.karamanvanschaardenburg Don't forget to Rate and leave a review so more people can tune in and the ripple effect spreads further.