The idea of people pleasing has had a pretty steady rise in pop culture. People pleases are those who cannot maintain clear boundaries with others and do really whatever it takes essentially to make other people happy. It's become such a popular term though that it has, wait for it, its own WebMD page. The urge to please others can be damaging to ourselves when we allow other people's wants to have more importance than our own needs.
This week we discuss people pleasing: what it is, where it comes from and some interesting links to trauma and gender. We also discuss some strategies for learning how to say no and putting yourself first!
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