Resentment is toxic AF. It’s the sneaky little emotion that quietly poisons your mood, relationships, and maybe even your skin. In this episode, Hillary peels back the layers of resentment, exposing it as the blend of hurt, anger, and judgment that keeps you stuck in victim mode. Feeling overlooked or undervalued? It’s time to face the real truth: resentment is a YOU problem. It’s time to stop blaming others, own your role, and set yourself free from the soul-sucking cycle of stewing and simmering. Episode Highlights: The toxic cocktail of emotions that make up resentment—and why it’s a joy killer. The uncomfortable but liberating truth: you’re responsible for your resentment. How passive-aggressive behavior is resentment’s messy, toxic cousin. Hillary’s no-BS three-step process to let it go, for good. Why being unapologetically self-centered is your ultimate superpower against future resentment. Episode Breakdown: [00:00] Resentment [00:30] Meet Hillary! [01:05] Understanding Resentment [02:09] The Insidious Nature of Resentment [04:05] Why We Hold On to Resentment [05:55] The Harsh Truth About Resentment [07:07] Taking Responsibility for Resentment [09:03] The Power of Authenticity [10:48] Three-Step Process to Release Resentment [13:15] Moving Forward and Letting Go [14:07] Conclusion 💻 Ready to become Self-Devoted, Self-Satisfied, and Self-Made? Check out Hillary’s new programs: hilarysilver.com/shop.
Chapter 1: What is resentment and why is it toxic?
Feeling bitter or resentful about something? Maybe you're feeling stuck on something and just having trouble letting it go. Today, I'm going to tell you something else that no one else will tell you that will actually set you free from any or all resentment that you have right now and that will actually prevent you from ever feeling resentful ever again. Ready to lighten your load?
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And if you're enjoying this podcast, please consider sharing it with a friend because if you like it, they will probably like it too. Resentment is a special kind of emotion because it's really a blend of hurt and anger and judgment and injustice all rolled up together. It's very complex. At its core, resentment is fueled by a sense of unfairness.
Chapter 2: How is resentment a blend of emotions?
It's the belief that someone has wronged you in some kind of way that's unjust. This could stem from feeling overlooked, undervalued, or taken advantage of. It's about not having your needs met or considered and that you're not really being valued or prioritized the way you feel that you should be.
And then you tie it all up with a pretty little bow of powerlessness, like you're not in a position or that you're able to say or do anything about it. So it quietly stews and simmers beneath the surface. Sometimes you don't even realize that you're resentful until it starts to affect how you think feel, or act towards this other person.
Chapter 3: Why do we hold onto resentment?
But the stewing and brewing is partly what makes resentment more insidious because it's not openly acknowledged or addressed. It's more kind of just sitting there underneath the surface and it festers. And rather than an overt expression like we get with anger, it oozes out of us in more subtle ways. And it can often be expressed in passive aggressive behavior. This is why it is so toxic.
Chapter 4: What makes resentment insidious?
I call resentment the silent killer. It's like mold growing in the dark. You can't see it, but you can feel it. It's like acid erosion slowly eating away at our physical health, our emotional wellbeing, and our relationships too. It's a joy killer. a desire killer, a relationship killer. And often the offense isn't even overt and obvious.
Sometimes it's just very subtle and it's more about what the offense means rather than the offense itself. It's connected to a deeper sense of betrayal or inequity. And it's a prolonged exposure to a series of offenses that just add up, creating a story about the person or the relationship that that you're in. For example, you have a friend who's always late.
This is annoying for sure, but resentment comes into play and starts to build if you believe this friend consistently doesn't respect your time, doesn't value you or prioritize your relationship, and you feel unable to address it. Or maybe you have a business and you're constantly bending over backwards for your customers or your clients, or you're not charging enough for your services.
they continue to ask for more of you, you become resentful because you're not getting paid what you deserve, or you don't feel that they are respecting your time or your boundaries. So why do we hang on to all this stuff when it doesn't feel so good? I'll tell you, and then I'm going to tell you the harsh truth about resentment that no one else will ever tell you.
And stick around until the very end because I'm sharing my three-step process for letting it go once and for all. So we hold onto resentment because it makes us feel righteous. See what you did to me? Yeah, you. You did this to me and I'm suffering because of it. We feel like we need recognition and acknowledgement of how we were done wrong. We didn't get our needs met in some way.
and are so stuck on that trespass or that infraction or that offense, resentment can feel like proof that our pain is valid and real. It's a way of saying, what happened to me was wrong and I am justified in feeling this way. When we're hurt, holding onto resentment can feel like a way to maintain power over the situation.
By staying angry and letting it fester into resentment, we might feel like we're winning or that we're refusing to let that other person off the hook. that we just cannot get over something until that person pays the price. We want an acknowledgement and an apology.
It's kind of like our inner child is having a temper tantrum and we're stomping our feet and throwing ourselves on the ground and rolling around and flailing all over the place. That is really the image that I get and the feeling that I get inside when I'm talking about resentment. Waiting to get that kind of closure means we may wait forever And in the meantime, we cannot let go of this.
It just feels unfinished. Meanwhile, that other person is just going on with their life. It is you who is suffering. We can literally be stuck on something that happened a long time ago, even when we got an apology potentially at that time. We develop a habit of feeling a certain way and thinking a certain way. So we fall back into it.
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Chapter 5: What is the harsh truth about resentment?
Chapter 6: How can you take responsibility for your resentment?
Sometimes it's just very subtle and it's more about what the offense means rather than the offense itself. It's connected to a deeper sense of betrayal or inequity. And it's a prolonged exposure to a series of offenses that just add up, creating a story about the person or the relationship that that you're in. For example, you have a friend who's always late.
This is annoying for sure, but resentment comes into play and starts to build if you believe this friend consistently doesn't respect your time, doesn't value you or prioritize your relationship, and you feel unable to address it. Or maybe you have a business and you're constantly bending over backwards for your customers or your clients, or you're not charging enough for your services.
Chapter 7: What steps can you take to release resentment?
they continue to ask for more of you, you become resentful because you're not getting paid what you deserve, or you don't feel that they are respecting your time or your boundaries. So why do we hang on to all this stuff when it doesn't feel so good? I'll tell you, and then I'm going to tell you the harsh truth about resentment that no one else will ever tell you.
And stick around until the very end because I'm sharing my three-step process for letting it go once and for all. So we hold onto resentment because it makes us feel righteous. See what you did to me? Yeah, you. You did this to me and I'm suffering because of it. We feel like we need recognition and acknowledgement of how we were done wrong. We didn't get our needs met in some way.
and are so stuck on that trespass or that infraction or that offense, resentment can feel like proof that our pain is valid and real. It's a way of saying, what happened to me was wrong and I am justified in feeling this way. When we're hurt, holding onto resentment can feel like a way to maintain power over the situation.
By staying angry and letting it fester into resentment, we might feel like we're winning or that we're refusing to let that other person off the hook. that we just cannot get over something until that person pays the price. We want an acknowledgement and an apology.
It's kind of like our inner child is having a temper tantrum and we're stomping our feet and throwing ourselves on the ground and rolling around and flailing all over the place. That is really the image that I get and the feeling that I get inside when I'm talking about resentment. Waiting to get that kind of closure means we may wait forever And in the meantime, we cannot let go of this.
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Chapter 8: How does resentment affect your relationships?
It just feels unfinished. Meanwhile, that other person is just going on with their life. It is you who is suffering. We can literally be stuck on something that happened a long time ago, even when we got an apology potentially at that time. We develop a habit of feeling a certain way and thinking a certain way. So we fall back into it.
And sometimes we've already decided that person is just the way they are and that we can't let go of this thing. So we have this story running in our minds and in our heads about this person. So everything that they do going forward will be evidence to support how this story is true. Complaining, blaming, and just being stuck. Resentment isn't even rational sometimes.
I have literally heard moms air their secret resentment towards their kids who require so much time, attention, and sacrifice. But they didn't ask to be born, right? So it's just not always rational. Being resentful is one of the lowest vibrational states of energy that you can be in. It is victim mentality, and that blocks all good things from coming into your life.
Residing at this very low vibe state means you attract other low vibe people and situations into your life, whether you realize it or not. So it is extremely important, if not vital, to learn what I'm about to share with you. So here's the harsh truth. Are you ready for it? If you are feeling resentful, it is your fault. How's that for a slap? If you are resentful, it is entirely on you.
Let me tell you what I mean. It means that you haven't said something you really need to say. You haven't done something you really want to do, or you've done something you really did not want to do. Did you not speak up for yourself and end up doing something you didn't want to do? Be honest.
I've had clients tell me that they had kids before they were ready because their partner was ready and wanted kids. So that is what they did. And then later they felt resentful towards their partner because they were made to do this before they were really ready. Alternately, Saying you don't want to have a child because you are with someone who doesn't want kids is the ultimate self betrayal.
And it becomes a relationship killer and a total deal breaker for the relationship. Often the person who sacrificed their dream of being a parent becomes resentful towards the partner for their sacrifice. But in the end, who is it really that they should be upset with? I've had clients share resentment towards their partners who made them move to be closer to family or for their job.
And that marked the very beginning of the slow deterioration of the relationship. And I hear people say all the time things like, I couldn't be myself with that person, whether it's a friend or a lover or even at work. Listen, No one makes you do anything. It's you who ultimately decides to do something you don't want to do
or to not do something you do want to do or to bite your tongue and not speak up. No one makes you move if you don't wanna move, have kids if you don't wanna have kids, not have kids if you don't wanna have kids, and no one can make you charge too little for your services or make you do anything for your clients that you aren't willing to do. And no one can make you not be yourself.
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