Codependent Doctor 63: Breaking Free from People-Pleasing: Jason Johnson on Overcoming Detrimental Kindness
In this episode of The Codependent Doctor, I’m sitting down with Emotional Freedom & Transformation Coach Jason Johnson to talk about what he calls detrimental kindness, that sneaky pattern of being “too nice” at your own expense. We explore how overgiving, people-pleasing, and chronic guilt quietly erode your health, identity, and relationships, and how to begin practicing kindness in a way that actually includes you. Jason walks us through his RELEASE Framework™, a simple roadmap to recognize your patterns, let go of guilt, reclaim your voice, and start setting boundaries without feeling like a terrible person. He also shares honestly about his own journey with addiction, self-sabotage, and overgiving, and the turning point that helped him stop abandoning himself in the name of being “the good friend.” If you’ve ever felt resentful after saying yes, or afraid that saying no makes you selfish, this conversation will help you see that you’re not broken—you’re programmed, and you can be re-programmed.
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Instagram: @coachjasonjohnson
Facebook: @jasonjohnson
Jason’s book: Detrimental Kindness: How Not to Lose Yourself While Helping Others. (As an Amazon affiliate, I may earn a small commission if you purchase through this link, at no extra cost to you.)
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📗 My Books: Enough as I Am (codependency recovery) Enough as I Grow (365 day guide journal). Affiliate disclosure: I am an affiliate parner with Amazon and therefore receive a commission at no cost to you.
📙My Favorite books:
Daring Greatly by Brenee Brown, It Begins With You by Jillian Turecki, Becoming Bulletproof by Evy Poumpouras, The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin.
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