Withdrawing Consent - Reclaiming Energy, Boundaries, and Inner Sovereignty

Summary: This reflection explores energetic codependency as a learned survival strategy rooted in the shadow’s addiction to belonging, approval, and moral safety. It reframes liberation not as a heroic act, but as the uncomfortable withdrawal of consent from self-betrayal, over-giving, and outsourced authority. By naming over-giving as the shadow of approval-seeking, the text calls for radical accountability, sacred boundaries, and the reclamation of inner authority—where giving becomes a conscious choice rather than a compulsion, and relationships are grounded in mutual respect, integrity, and authentic presence.