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Am I Just “Nice,” Or Am I A People Pleaser? Signs You’re People Pleasing
Episode 929th October 2025 • What Your Therapist Thinks • Felicia Keller Boyle & Kristie Plantinga
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Somatic trauma therapist Chloe Bean joins Felicia and Kristie to talk everything people-pleasing. Drawing from her expertise in high-functioning anxiety, Chloe breaks down people-pleasing as a learned trauma response. She explains how it can originate from a childhood need for safety and why prioritizing others leads to resentment and losing yourself.

Some takeaways:

  • How people-pleasing works as a survival habit
  • The connection between people-pleasing and losing yourself
  • How prioritizing others' needs often leads to exhaustion and resentment
  • Shifting from fear to setting authentic boundaries

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