Over the years
Over the years, I have found myself struggling with what extent was healthy for me to gratify others around me. I frequently wrestled with the question of what a people-pleaser […]
Volume 2
An article
What some call “people pleasing” is often a trauma response. I have been working with traumatized youth and adults for 20 years, and I have noticed that the concept of
Overcoming the Need to Please”
Recognize that not everyone will like you, and not everyone should. There are several people in the world who have different opinions than you, and that is okay. Even if
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People-pleasing
For a very long time, I found myself engaging in people-pleasing behaviors because I did not value my own desires and needs. Having a lack of self-confidence in various areas,
Sacrificial Satisfying Syndrome
We are just starting to recover from the production of our Thanksgiving feast, which included two months of décor planning, two days of menu planning, one week of food shopping,
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