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Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers
Are you a people pleaser or a highly sensitive person who somehow became the unofficial emotional support human for everyone in your life… and now you’re exhausted? If so, you’re not alone—and this podcast is for you.
I’m MaryAnn Walker, and I help people pleasers and highly sensitive people break free from people pleasing, stop abandoning themselves, and finally find peace (without turning into someone they’re not).
Each week, we explore how to set boundaries without guilt, stop…
Episodes
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers236: Forgiveness Is for You: How to Let Go of Anger and Stop Replaying the Past with Emily Ricks
Send us Fan Mail Forgiveness Is for You: How to Let Go of Anger and Stop Replaying the Past with Emily Ricks Have you ever replayed a painful experience in…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers235: Why You're Always Exhausted: How to Stop Overcommitting (Creating a Margin of Safety)
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever said yes to so many things that you end up wondering why you agreed to do it all? If you’re constantly helping others…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers234: Self-Differentiation: How to Stop Losing Yourself in Relationships
Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like you lose yourself trying to keep everyone else happy? If you struggle with people-pleasing, setting boundaries, or…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers233: Divine Subtraction: How Less Can Create More Peace, Freedom & Abundance
Send us Fan Mail What if the thing you need more of in your life is actually less? We live in a culture that constantly tells us that more is better—more…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers232: How to Feel Better in Just 10 Minutes: Creating Your Own Wellness Room
Send us Fan Mail What if there was a place you could go when you felt overwhelmed, stressed, or emotionally drained—and in just 10 minutes, give your mind and…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers231: "If You Loved Me, You Would Let Me": When Love Says NO.
Send us Fan Mail Has anyone ever told you "If you loved me, you would accept me exactly as I am." It can feel disorienting when someone challenges your ability…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers230: Increasing Your Lovability
Send us Fan Mail What if your lovability has less to do with how much other people like you—and more to do with your ability to love? In this episode, we’re…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers229: Emotional Adulthood: How to Stop Letting Others Control Your Emotions
Send us Fan Mail Emotional Adulthood: Stop Giving Other People the Remote Control to Your Emotions Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “They made me feel…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers228: How to Find a Relationship Match
Send us Fan Mail How to Find a Relationship Match Have you ever found yourself wishing someone would want the same things you do? In this episode, we’re…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers227: Relationship Circles: Who Actually Belongs in Your Inner Circle?
Send us Fan Mail Who Belongs in Your Inner Circle? How to Know Where People Fit in Your Life Who actually belongs in your inner circle? For many people…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers226: What If You’re Wrong About Yourself? Challenging Limiting Beliefs
Send us Fan Mail How to Challenge Limiting Beliefs and Change Your Life What if some of the things you believe about yourself aren't actually facts? Maybe…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers225: The Boundary Sandwich: How to Set Boundaries With Kindness and Confidence
Send us Fan Mail How to Set Boundaries Without Feeling Rude or Guilty If you're a highly sensitive person, empath, or recovering people-pleaser who struggles…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers224: Who's Influencing You? The 5 People Secretly Controlling Your Life
Send us Fan Mail Who has the greatest influence on your life? Most people have heard the saying, "You are the sum of the five people you spend the most time…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers223: Bloom Scrolling: How to Rewire Your Brain for More Joy
Send us Fan Mail Bloom Scrolling: How to Rewire Your Brain for More Joy Instead of Doom Scrolling Have you ever picked up your phone for "just a minute" only…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers222: What if What You're Seeking is Closer Than You Think: Good Morning America & The Self Reclamation Project
Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your circumstances—but the story you've been telling yourself about who you are? In this…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers221: Am I a People Pleaser? 8 Questions to Help You Find Out
Send us Fan Mail Am I a People Pleaser? 8 Questions to Help You Find Out You love helping others. You want people to feel seen, supported, and cared for. But…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers220: Are You Living in a Tragedy or a Hero's Journey? One Quick Exercise to Change Your Story Today
Send us Fan Mail The Stories You Tell Yourself: How Your Thoughts Shape Your Reality What if the biggest thing keeping you stuck isn't what's happening in your…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers219: People Pleasing and Codependency: The Two Beliefs That Keep You Exhausted
Send us Fan Mail The Two Hidden Beliefs Keeping People Pleasers Stuck Do you constantly feel responsible for everyone else's happiness? Do you struggle to ask…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers218: Empathy without Boundaries is Self Abandonment: How to Know When Helping Others Is Hurting You
Send us Fan Mail Empathy, Boundaries, and Self-Abandonment: How to Know When Helping Others Is Hurting You If you're an empath, highly sensitive person, or…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers217: Why People Leave When You Start Healing (And Why It's Not a Sign You're Doing It Wrong)
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever started setting boundaries, speaking up for yourself, or finally prioritizing your own needs—only to find that some of your…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers216: Hypervigilance: The Hidden Trauma Response Keeping You Exhausted
Send us Fan Mail Over-Owning Others' Emotions: How Hypervigilance, People-Pleasing & Anxiety Keep You Stuck Do you feel responsible for other people's…
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215: Tapping Out of People Pleasing with Matt Lengauer
Send us Fan Mail Looking for a simple tool you can use anytime guilt, anxiety, or the urge to make everyone else happy starts taking over? Listen now for an…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers214: Three Ways to Correct Out-of-Balance Relationships
Send us Fan Mail 3 Ways to Correct Out-of Balance Relationships Ever wonder how people pleasers often end up carrying the emotional weight in relationships and…
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213: How to Get Your Needs Met
Send us Fan Mail What if the reason you feel drained isn’t because you’re doing too much—but because you’re doing too much of what doesn’t actually matter to…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers212: Positivity, Negativity, and Finding Neutral: 3 Ways to Think About Anything
Send us Fan Mail Do you tend to default to negative thoughts or positive thinking? What if the truth is actually somewhere in the middle? In this week’s…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers211: When Your Nervous System Treats Burnt Toast Like a House Fire: Calming The Nervous System and Adjusting Reactions
Send us Fan Mail Why your nervous system can’t always tell the difference between actual danger and emotional discomfort What You’ll Learn in This Episode The…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers210: 3 Ways You're Abandoning Yourself (And Calling it "Nice")
Send us Fan Mail What if the very thing you’ve always called “kindness” is actually the reason you feel exhausted, unseen, and resentful? In this episode…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers209: When You Feel Like a Burden: People Pleasing and Honoring Your Needs
Send us Fan Mail When You Feel Like a Burden: People Pleasing and Honoring Your Needs When you feel like a burden, it’s easy to convince yourself that everyone…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers208: Bridge Thoughts: Small Shifts, Big Change
Send us Fan Mail When where you want to be feels so far away from your current reality, it can feel like standing at the edge of a deep ravine—knowing where…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers207: Indecision, The Motivational Triad, and How to Get Unstuck (The Spice Girl Episode)
Send us Fan Mail Are you stuck in indecision? Many people are stuck in life, thinking they are just undecided about what they should do. But indecision IS a…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers206: Emotional Caretaking: How to Care Without Carrying Everyone Else’s Burden
Send us Fan Mail Were you taught that you are responsible for others emotions? Maybe you were told things like “Don’t hurt their feelings,” “Go give them a hug…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers205: The Real Reason You Show Up The Way You Do
Send us Fan Mail How you feel determines how you show up in your life. In this episode, MaryAnn Walker explores how emotions shape your reactions…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers204: The Real Source of All Your Problems
Send us Fan Mail What if there was one simple thing at the root of almost every problem you face? In this episode, MaryAnn Walker explains how your…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers203: Are You Keeping the Peace or Avoiding Conflict? A Guide for Highly Sensitive People
Send us Fan Mail Protecting Your Peace or Avoiding Discomfort? Many highly sensitive people and recovering people pleasers believe they’re protecting their…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers202: When the World Feels Too Loud: Supporting Your Nervous System as a Highly Sensitive Person
Send us Fan Mail When the World Feels Too Loud: Supporting Your Nervous System as a Highly Sensitive Person Do you ever feel overstimulated by the world around…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers201:Stop Trying to Earn Love: Redefining Love for Recovering People Pleasers
Send us Fan Mail Stop Trying to Earn Love What if your relationships feel exhausting not because you love too much… but because you were taught the wrong…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers200: The Hidden Reason Highly Sensitive People Struggle to Set Boundaries
Send us Fan Mail Why People Pleasers Tolerate Disrespect (And How to Finally Set Boundaries) What if the very thing you’re doing to keep the relationship… is…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers199: You're Not Too Sensitive. You're Just Dysregulated
Send us Fan Mail You’re Not Too Sensitive — You’re Just Unregulated If you’ve ever whispered to yourself, “I’m just too sensitive,” this episode is going to…
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198: Guilt vs. Discomfort for Highly Sensitive People
Send us Fan Mail Guilt or Discomfort? How Highly Sensitive People Can Tell the Difference Have you ever felt overwhelming guilt after saying no — even when you…
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197: Ten Things to Start Doing in 2026 for More Joy & Peace
Send us Fan Mail 10 Things to Start Doing in 2026 to Create More Joy and Peace If you want more joy, balance, and emotional ease in your life—especially if you…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers196: Ten Things to Stop Doing in 2026
Send us Fan Mail 10 things to stop doing in 2026 to help you to breathe easier, feel lighter, and take up the space you deserve. What You’ll Learn in This…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers195: Boundary Setting for Highly Sensitive People with Boundary Coach, Kami Orange
Send us Fan Mail Struggling to set boundaries as a highly sensitive person? You’re not alone. In this episode, boundary coach Kami Orange shares 19 years of…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers194: Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Keep Failing (You're Not Broken. You're Just Well Practiced!)
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like every January you set the same goals… and by February you’re right back where you started? If you’ve ever told yourself “this…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers193: The Surprising Secret to Becoming The Best Version of You | Reinvent Yourself and Win at Life
Send us Fan Mail Your Personality Isn’t Who You Are — It’s What You’ve Practiced What if the parts of your personality you struggle with aren’t “just who you…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers192: The Stories We Tell Ourselves & The Meanings We Create: Separating Fact from Fiction
Send us Fan Mail Story Telling & The Meanings We Create: Separating Fact from Fiction What if the thing that's actually upsetting you isn't what happened…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers191: How to Enjoy The Holidays Even When Things go "Wrong" with Kellyn Legath
Send us Fan Mail 🎄 Holiday Expectations, Emotional Triggers & Radical Acceptance: How Your “Manuals” Are Ruining Your Holidays What if the thing making the…
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190: Burned Out? How to Feel 10% Better Today
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever felt like you had to keep it all together, even when you were running on empty, this episode will feel like a deep exhale…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers189: Scapegoat vs Golden Child: How Family Role Shape Identity and People Pleasing With Elle Boone
Send us Fan Mail Understanding the Family Scapegoat: Healing, Identity, and People Pleasing Today I am joined by Elle Boone, host of The Family Scapegoat…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers188: Choosing Joy: How Intention, Presence, and Gratitude Transform Your Life with Natalie King
Send us Fan Mail Choosing Joy: How intention, presence, and gratitude can transform your life. Today, I’m thrilled to talk with Natalie King, British…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers187: The Fear of Disappointing Others: Healing The Need to be Liked
Send us Fan Mail The Fear Disappointing Others: Healing The Need to be Liked The fear of disappointing others is so often invisible, yet it drives so many of…
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186: From Smiling Through the Pain to Living Authentically: My Journey Out of People-Pleasing Burnout
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had a small moment that changed your life trajectory? This week I'm sharing two personal experience with Marissa Campbell from…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers185: Part 2: Why Your Anger Isn’t the Problem—But a Path to Clarity and Solutions
Send us Fan Mail Why Your Anger Isn't the Problem- But a Path to Clarity and Solutions Are you a people pleaser or highly sensitive person who struggles with…
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Bonus: When You’re Feeling the Weight of the World: Government Shutdown Reflections and Hope
Send us Fan Mail Feeling overwhelmed by the news, politics, or the state of the world? You’re not alone. In this bonus episode, MaryAnn Walker dives into how…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers184: Understanding Anger & People Pleasers (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail Why many people pleasers struggle with anger (and how to start feeling it safely) For many people pleasers, anger feels unsafe, unpredictable…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers183: 10 Common Struggles Highly Sensitive People and People Pleasers Face (And How Coaching Can Help)
Send us Fan Mail Are you always showing up for everyone else — yet feeling unseen, unfulfilled, or disconnected from yourself? In this episode, life coach…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers182: 3 Life-Changing Lessons About Guilt, Boundaries, and Authenticity with Tricia Corso
Send us Fan Mail 3 Life-Changing Lessons About Guilt, Boundaries, and Authenticity. Today I’m joined by licensed clinical social worker and lifestyle coach…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers181: Aligning With Your Affirmations: Why Your Affirmations Aren't Working & How to Fix Them
Send us Fan Mail Align Your Affirmations: Why They’re Not Working (and How to Fix Them) Are your affirmations falling flat? You say them every morning, but…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers180: How to Feel Your Feelings: A Cheat Code for Life, with Kellyn Legath
Send us Fan Mail Is your “positive mindset” actually emotional avoidance in disguise? In this episode of Inner Work with MaryAnn Walker, I’m joined once again…
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179: Ayni: Sacred Reciprocity in Relationships
Send us Fan Mail This ancient principle could be the missing piece to creating sustainable, reciprocal relationships. Ayni—the Andean principle of sacred…
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178: Fear of Abandonment Part 2: Moving From Fear to Love
Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like no matter how much you give, it’s still not enough to keep people from leaving? If you’ve ever struggled with people…