People Pleasing

Discover how to break free from the cycle of people pleasing. Learn to set healthy boundaries, prioritize your needs, and build self-confidence. Explore tips, strategies, and personal stories to help you stop seeking approval and start living authentically.

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How People-Pleasing and Codependency Harm Relationships

Self-awareness is the first step toward meaningful personal growth. It helps us recognize patterns that may be holding us back. Two common but often misunderstood patterns are people-pleasing and codependency. While they’re closely linked, they aren’t the same. People-pleasing is the habit of prioritizing others’ needs above your own to avoid conflict or gain approval….