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When Kindness Becomes a Trap: Reclaiming Your Boundaries | The Healing Room
In this episode of The Healing Room, host Geraldine Smith explores the subtle but damaging distinction between genuine kindness and people-pleasing compliance. Many listeners struggle with a heavy chest or lingering resentment after saying 'yes' to requests they desperately wanted to decline. This episode identifies that behavior not as altruism, but as fear disguised as agreeableness—a survival mechanism where we trade our peace for external approval. If you often feel exhausted from managing others' emotions or hiding your true needs to avoid conflict, this conversation is designed…
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