Just Between Us Codependency and People Pleasing with Beatriz Victoria Albina, and Finding A New BFF
Feb 26, 2025
Beatriz Victoria Albina, a Master certified somatic life coach and UCSF-trained family nurse practitioner, dives into the complex world of codependency and people-pleasing. She reveals how these behaviors intertwine with social conditioning and affect personal identity. The conversation also touches on emotional outsourcing, the quest for new friendships post-children, and the importance of setting boundaries for emotional independence. Enlightening insights abound, making this a must-listen for anyone aiming to reclaim their sense of self.
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Emotional Outsourcing
- Emotional outsourcing is when we seek safety, belonging, and worth externally, not internally.
- This negatively impacts us and can manifest as codependency, perfectionism, or people-pleasing.
Survival Skills
- Codependency, people-pleasing, and perfectionism aren't character flaws but survival skills.
- These childhood coping mechanisms don't serve us well in adulthood.
Gabe's Experience with Manipulation
- Gabe describes being manipulated in relationships due to his autism.
- He was told his lack of immediate emotional responses meant he didn't care, leading him to overcompensate.