People Pleasing

Your Guide to Ending People Pleasing

The ultimate guide to ending people pleasing is intended to give you some practice guidance about what people pleasing is and how to end it. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of putting others’ needs above your own, saying “yes” when you want to say “no,” or constantly seeking approval, you’re not alone. … Read more

Author Your Own Life

Be An Authority by Authoring Your Own Life Are you the author of your own life? Or do you feel like an actor in a play that someone else wrote? Like you’re performing a role for approval, acceptance, or peace? This is a heavy script to carry. Your life becomes a performance in somebody else’s … Read more

Is Your Life A Silent Apology: Break Free from People-Pleasing

Is your life a silent apology? People-pleasers often live with an unspoken apology, constantly acquiescing to others’ desires at the expense of their own. This habitual surrender stifles personal growth and authenticity. Living on others’ terms is akin to painting a masterpiece with colors chosen by someone else. By consistently deferring to others, we diminish … Read more

Your Desires Are Legitimate

In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to lose touch with our true desires, often overshadowed by societal expectations and the demands of daily life. However, acknowledging and honouring these desires is essential for personal fulfillment and authenticity.​ Your desires are legitimate. Understanding the Essence of True Desires True desires are not fleeting whims or superficial … Read more

Why I Teach about People-Pleasing.

Why do I do this? I mean, be a psychotherapist and teach an on-line course and coach people to end people-pleasing? Let’s start with why am I a therapist? At the age of 20, in my second year of my undergraduate, playing for the varsity volleyball team I was struck by the question of meaning … Read more