Why People Pleasing Is Destroying Your Peace (How to Stop Saying Yes)

Power and Purpose Within · May 28, 2026 · 14m

Have you ever said yes while your body was quietly asking for rest?In this episode of Power & Purpose Within, Kori Burgess explores the emotional weight of people-pleasing, overgiving, and constantly putting everyone else first. What looks like kindness on the outside can slowly become burnout, emotional exhaustion, resentment, anxiety, and disconnection from yourself.Many people learn early in life that love means being available, helpful, easy, or needed and those patterns can quietly follow them into adulthood. Saying yes too often may protect others from disappointment, but it can also…