5. Why people pleasing actually makes total sense
Episode description
In today’s solo episode I’m breaking down why your people pleasing tendencies actually make perfect sense.
People pleasing can come with a lot of shame and I hope today’s episode shows you that it’s not your fault that people pleasing became your coping strategy – it’s actually very understandable.
I also discussed:
- How our fight or flight response shows up in social situations
- Beliefs that are getting in the way of you stopping you from overcoming people pleasing
- Why you don’t always have to be growing or healing
- How to actually apply what you learn in podcasts
- Why our brains tend to seek out safety and comfort
- The importance of tolerating distress when changing people pleasing tendencies
Journal prompts from today’s episode:
- Where do I tend to people please to avoid an uncomfortable feeling?
- Given what I’ve learnt, how can I be more compassionate to myself when I am people pleasing?
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I mentioned a blog post I wrote on managing your emotions – you can read this here.
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