Episode 369 — Your Ego Is Making You Miserable with Cy Wakeman
What if your suffering isn’t coming from your circumstances, but from your stories?
In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, workplace drama expert, leadership consultant, and best-selling author Cy Wakeman unpacks the inner chaos that holds high performers back. Through personal stories and hard-won lessons, she reveals how the ego fuels self-imposed suffering, how gratitude can evolve your perspective, and why true leadership begins with self-reflection. Alongside Jessica Mogill, Cy shares the practices and mindset shifts that can help you stop resisting reality and start showing up with clarity, calm, and compassion.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- Why most suffering is self-inflicted — and how your ego is the culprit
- How to use three simple questions to break free from stress and overwhelm
- What it takes to live a life you don’t need a vacation from
Your peace begins where your ego ends — and this episode shows you the way.
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Show Notes:
Your ego is the source of most unnecessary pain. Cy Wakeman explains that suffering doesn’t stem from circumstances — it’s the ego that makes us miserable. “Suffering is often self-imposed. It’s definitely the work of the ego.”
Stress isn’t reality — it’s the story you’re telling yourself. The way we interpret life events has more impact than the events themselves. “Our stress comes from this story we make up about our reality.”
When you’re overwhelmed, clarity starts with one question. Cy shares how she breaks free from spiraling thoughts by grounding herself in truth. “The first question I use a lot is what do I know for sure? And that question is all about helping me break the trance I’m in with my ego.”
Gratitude isn’t about what you liked — it’s about what grew you. True gratitude, she says, isn’t just a list of your favorite moments. “True gratitude is when I can count everything in my day as a blessing.”
‘And’ is a superpower that changes everything. Instead of either/or thinking, Cy challenges us to expand what’s possible. “My true goal is enjoying my life. So I’ve used the word ‘and’ to grow things beyond the limited situation I’m presented with.”
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