If you’re the one who’s always keeping the peace, smoothing things over, and carrying a hidden weight you can’t quite name, this episode is for you. Tune in to learn how to stop being everyone’s emotional manager and finally put down the load you were never meant to carry. In this episode, you’ll hear: The 10 signs you’re taking on responsibility that isn’t yoursHow people-pleasing turns into emotional over-functioningWhat to do to reclaim your peace without guiltFree Resources: Boundaries Bl...
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If you’re the one who’s always keeping the peace, smoothing things over, and carrying a hidden weight you can’t quite name, this episode is for you. Tune in to learn how to stop being everyone’s emotional manager and finally put down the load you were never meant to carry. In this episode, you’ll hear: The 10 signs you’re taking on responsibility that isn’t yoursHow people-pleasing turns into emotional over-functioningWhat to do to reclaim your peace without guiltFree Resources: Boundaries Bl...
74. 5 Hard Truths About Being the ‘Nice One’ — and Why People Pleasing Pushes Others Away
Mastering Midlife with Heidi
17 minutes
1 month ago
74. 5 Hard Truths About Being the ‘Nice One’ — and Why People Pleasing Pushes Others Away
What if your “niceness” is actually pushing people away? In this powerful episode, I unpack a viral Reddit post where one woman asked, “Please just help me understand why people pleasers are disliked.” The 29 pages of raw, honest responses revealed painful truths about what people-pleasing really looks like from the outside — and why it keeps us stuck in guilt, exhaustion, and disconnection. I break down five hard truths about people-pleasing — how it can come across as fake, create weak boun...
Mastering Midlife with Heidi
If you’re the one who’s always keeping the peace, smoothing things over, and carrying a hidden weight you can’t quite name, this episode is for you. Tune in to learn how to stop being everyone’s emotional manager and finally put down the load you were never meant to carry. In this episode, you’ll hear: The 10 signs you’re taking on responsibility that isn’t yoursHow people-pleasing turns into emotional over-functioningWhat to do to reclaim your peace without guiltFree Resources: Boundaries Bl...
