If you grew up being “the strong one,” the emotional caretaker, or the default adult, this one’s for you.
In this episode, we explore eldest daughter syndrome and how childhood responsibility wires you for burnout, people-pleasing, and internalized shame.
You’ll learn why your nervous system still feels unsafe letting others in—and how to begin unlearning the survival role that shaped you.
✨ In this episode:
What “emotional parentification” actually looks like
How people-pleasing becomes a trauma response
What your body needs to feel safe saying “no”
🔗 Need nervous system tools to unwind fawn responses?
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Tags: eldest daughter trauma, people pleasing, emotional parentification, fawn response, childhood trauma healing, nervous system podcast, trauma-informed healing, somatic healing tools