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People-Pleasing Isn't About Being Nice — It's About Feeling Safe
What if people-pleasing isn’t really about being nice—but about trying to feel safe?
In this solo episode of The Kelly Healing Project, I share a recent breakthrough that changed the way I understand my own people-pleasing and fawn response.
For many people with a history of trauma, monitoring other people’s moods, anticipating their reactions, avoiding conflict, or trying to keep everyone happy can become a way of creating a sense of safety. Even after we’ve done significant healing, these patterns can continue showing up in subtler ways.
I talk about realizing that putting someone on a…
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