How to Stop Being a People Pleaser and Start Being Your Authentic Self
Are you a people pleaser? Do you find yourself avoiding conflict, smoothing things over, or trying to make everyone happy—even if it means ignoring your own needs? People pleasing might look like kindness on the surface, but it’s actually a survival mechanism many of us developed when love felt conditional. It’s the way we tried to feel safe and connected by becoming what we thought others wanted us to be. The problem? When you spend all your energy hustling for love and acceptance, you lose sight of who you truly are—and never experience being [...]