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People Pleasing: Episode 214
Have you ever said “yes” when your whole body was screaming “no”?
If so… welcome. You’re not alone—and you’re definitely not broken.
In this episode, we’re diving into the hidden costs of people pleasing—especially in medicine, where being “the reliable one” often comes at the expense of your own wellbeing. What looks like kindness on the surface is often something deeper: a learned pattern of avoiding discomfort (yours and everyone else’s).
We unpack why people pleasing is so common, how it gets wired into your nervous system, and why it doesn’t actually prevent conflict—it just relocates it…
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