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#119: Am I People-Pleasing or Just Being Nice?

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Prioritizing Others' Needs: Disconnection, Exhaustion, and the Illusion of Control

This chapter discusses the tendency to prioritize the needs and expectations of others over our own, leading to a disconnection with our true selves. The speaker explains how constantly seeking validation and approval can be exhausting and result in either being trapped in a false persona or feeling like a failure when our efforts are not reciprocated.

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