Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Stop People Pleasing and Start Honoring You! 184: Understanding Anger & People Pleasers (Part 1)
Why many people pleasers struggle with anger (and how to start feeling it safely)
For many people pleasers, anger feels unsafe, unpredictable, or even shameful. But here’s the truth—anger itself isn’t the problem. It’s actually a signal, like a check engine light, telling us something is out of alignment.
This is part one of a two-part series on anger. In today’s episode, we’ll explore why people pleasers struggle with anger and the many ways it can show up. Next week, we’ll dive into what anger is here to teach us and how it can actually help us live more authentic and aligned lives.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why anger feels so unsafe for people pleasers.
- How suppressing emotions leads to shame, resentment, and burnout.
- The “rule of thirds” of life and why resisting emotions only compounds suffering.
- Sneaky ways anger shows up: passive aggression, sarcasm, silent treatment, martyrdom, over-accommodating, and more.
- Why anger is best understood as a check engine light, inviting curiosity rather than panic.
Challenge for the Week:
Notice how anger shows up for you. Do you turn it inward? Suppress it? Explode? Withdraw? Instead of judging yourself, simply observe your patterns. Awareness is the first step to creating change.
Work With Me:
If you’re ready to better understand your emotions and break free from the cycle of people-pleasing, I’d love to support you. Visit www.maryannwalker.life
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