Stop Saying Sorry....Unless You Should

How many times have you said “sorry” today for something that didn’t actually require an apology?

Sorry to bother you. Sorry for asking. Sorry I didn’t text back. Sorry for saying no. Sorry for taking up approximately four inches of aisle seven at Target.

This week, we’re talking about our complicated relationship with apologizing—and how Girl, Stop Apologizing first made us realize just how often women use “sorry” as a way to stay agreeable, likable, and easy to deal with.

But years later, we’ve realized there’s another side to the conversation: sometimes… you actually should be sorry.

We’re getting into the difference between people-pleasing apologies and real accountability, why we apologize for tiny things but struggle with the big ones, the apology that doesn’t count if it comes with a “but,” and whether changed behavior matters more than the words themselves.

Plus, we play Sorry or Not Sorry—and apparently apologizing to mannequins is something Renee does now.

Maybe the goal isn’t to stop apologizing. Maybe it’s to know what you’re actually sorry for.

What is The Inspired Collective Podcast?

The Inspired Collective is a thoughtful, honest podcast for women navigating full lives, careers, families, ambition, relationships, and everything in between.

Each week, we have candid conversations about the pressure to keep up, the advice we’ve outgrown, the seasons we’re moving through, and what it really looks like to live with intention in a world that constantly tells you to do more.

This isn’t about hustle for hustle’s sake or having everything figured out. It’s a weekly check-in — a place to pause, shift your perspective, and feel a little less alone in the balancing act.

Whether you’re building a career, raising a family, rethinking your direction, or simply trying to live more intentionally, these conversations are here to ground you, challenge you, and remind you that you’re not behind, you’re building.

Expect real talk. Thoughtful perspective shifts. And the kind of conversations that stay with you long after the episode ends.