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Episode 5: How To Stop People Pleasing

Sep 19, 2021
Exploring the development of people pleasing as a coping mechanism. Understanding the pattern, discovering what we need and want. Gratitude, compassion, and breaking the pattern of people-pleasing. Breaking the habit of people pleasing with open communication and self-connection.
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Quick takeaways

  • People pleasing is a coping mechanism that develops in response to childhood environments that are unsafe or unpredictable.
  • Breaking the pattern of people pleasing requires conscious awareness, setting boundaries, and fostering a connection with one's authentic self.

Deep dives

People pleasing as a coping mechanism

People pleasing is a coping mechanism that develops in response to childhood environments that are unsafe or unpredictable. It involves dismissing one's own needs and hyper focusing on the needs of others to create a sense of safety. This coping mechanism is often learned subconsciously as a way to control situations and people, but it can persist into adulthood.

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