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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…
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- Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers
177: The #1 Fear of People Pleasers Part 1: Fear of Abandonment
Send us Fan Mail When we live in fear that others will abandon us, we often end up abandoning ourselves. In this episode of Inner Work with MaryAnn Walker…
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176: The Surprising Ways You’re Self Sabotaging Without Even Knowing It
Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like you’re working so hard, but somehow still not making progress? What if the thing that's holding you back smaller than…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers175: How to Recognize a Trauma Bond and Break Free for Good
Send us Fan Mail Trauma Bonds: Why They’re So Hard to Spot, Why They Feel Addictive, and How to Break Free for Good If you’ve ever wondered “Am I in a trauma…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers174: The Lie That Time Heals All Wounds (And What Really Does)
Send us Fan Mail Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds— Intention Does They say that "Time heals all wounds." We’ve all heard it. But is it true? The truth is time…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers173: Feeling Invisible and Walked All Over? Doormat vs Welcome mat Energy
Send us Fan Mail Are you a highly sensitive person who’s constantly giving but feeling invisible in your relationships? Do you ever catch yourself wondering…
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172: What is Codependency: How to Know if You're Codependent
Send us Fan Mail Do you have a hard time feeling ok when others around you are struggling? Do you find yourself constantly managing the emotions of others or…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers171: How to Create Lasting Change: Your Thoughts Create Your Reality
Send us Fan Mail What if what’s happening outside of you is just a reflection of what’s going on inside of you? As a coach for helpers, healers, and recovering…
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170: The Dark Side of Empathy: When Understanding Becomes Self-Abandonment
Send us Fan Mail When does empathy become toxic? When it leads to self-abandonment. Yes, empathy is beautiful—it helps us connect, support others, and hold…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers169: Let Your Experience Be Your Power Move | Reinventing Your Life With Confidence
Send us Fan Mail Let Your Experience Be Your Power Move | Reinventing Your Career With Confidence | MaryAnn Walker Whether you're returning to a wellness…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers168: Am I A Jerk Now? How to Set Boundaries Without Becoming the Villain
Send us Fan Mail If you've ever wondered, “Am I being too harsh?” or “Will people still love me if I stop people-pleasing?”—this episode is for you. Today…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers167: How to Know If They Are Choosing You
Send us Fan Mail How can you know if the people you are choosing are also choosing you? Are you pouring your time, energy, and heart into someone—hoping…
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166: The One Tool That Changed My Life: Say What You Mean & Mean What You Say
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever said “I’m fine” when you weren’t… If you’ve said “yes” when you wanted to scream “no”… If you’ve silently hoped someone would…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers165: Reclaiming Your Worth Beyond What You Give (Breaking Free of Transactional Relationships)
Send us Fan Mail You, my dear, are not a transaction. You are not worthy only for what you DO, but for who you ARE. If you've ever felt loved only when you're…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers164: The Johari Window: What You Know, Don't Know & Hide About Yourself
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered why some parts of you feel invisible—even to yourself? Or why certain relationships feel so nourishing while others…
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163: How to Reconnect With Your Intuition
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever known deep down what the right decision was—but still found yourself analyzing it to death? Whether it’s a relationship, job, or…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers162: How to Stop Fixing, Controlling, and Over-Accommodating Everyone
Send us Fan Mail Healing the Fixer, the Controller, and the Victim: Trying On New Roles for Growth Sometimes the roles we’ve played in order to survive—like…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers161: The Truth About That "Bad Feeling" You Just Can't Shake
Send us Fan Mail Here's the truth about that "bad feeling" you can't shake.. you know.. the one you had when you spiraled over that text, replayed a…
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160: Why Staying Silent Is the Most Dishonest Thing You Can Do
Send us Fan Mail Why Staying Silent Is the Most Dishonest Thing You Can Do Silence may feel like the easier path, but when it comes to boundaries, staying…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers159: Why Drama-Seekers Are Obsessed with You (and How to Finally Stop the Cycle)
Send us Fan Mail Do you constantly find yourself putting out emotional fires you didn’t start? Are you the peacekeeper in relationships, only to feel drained…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers158: How to Know if it's a Setback or a Life Transition
Send us Fan Mail Ever felt like you were finally making progress, only to be hit with something that felt like a setback? Whether you're moving through…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers157: The Emotionally Healthy Man: How to Feel Without Shame with Chris O'Neil
Send us Fan Mail Teaching men to feel isn’t about making them less masculine—it’s about making them whole. Sometimes it seems as if anger is the only emotion…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers156: Energetic Boundaries 101: A Survival Guide for Empaths
Send us Fan Mail ***Energetic Boundaries 101: A Survival Guide for Empaths*** As an empath or highly sensitive person, your energy is constantly checking in on…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers155: Emotional Hygiene for Empaths & Highly Sensitive People: Why it Matters More Than You Think
Send us Fan Mail ✨***Emotional Hygiene for Empaths & HSP's and Why it Matters More Than You Think*** Have you ever found yourself totally drained after…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers154: How to Process Emotions Using The RAIN Technique
Send us Fan Mail Are you looking for a way to process emotion? Try the RAIN technique, a mindfulness practice created by Tara Brach that can help you…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers153: Trauma Bonds: The Ruby & Kevin Franke Story
Send us Fan Mail Are you stuck in a toxic relationship but can’t quite understand why? You may be caught in a trauma bond—a deeply ingrained psychological…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers152: The Secret Super Power of Empaths & Highly Sensitive People That No One is Talking About!
Send us Fan Mail ***The Secret Superpower of Empaths That No One is Talking About!*** Did you know that as an empath or highly sensitive person, you have the…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers151: How to Stop Doom Scrolling While Remaining Informed
Send us Fan Mail Do you find yourself doom scrolling and feeling like you have to consume everything in order to be informed? You are not alone. However, this…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers150: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Identifying Red & Green Flags in Relationship
Send us Fan Mail When you're used to putting others first, it's easy to focus on whether someone likes you rather than asking yourself if you actually like…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers149: How Empathetic Are You?: The Story of Jack the Lumberjack
Send us Fan Mail What is empathy, anyway? And how empathetic are we as a society? Now more than ever, we are a world divided. This division often leads to…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers148: Headspace, Heartspace & Theta Healing
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore the difference between headspace and heart space—and why it matters, especially for highly sensitive people…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers147: The 3 Stages of People-Pleaser Recovery
Send us Fan Mail Breaking free from people-pleasing isn’t just about learning to say “no” to others. It's about learning to say "yes" to self. It’s about…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers146: From Empathy Overload to Self Empowerment
Send us Fan Mail The world feels really heavy right now, and if you're an empath or a highly sensitive person, you're probably feeling it even more. There's so…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers145: Overwhelmed by Recent Changes? You Are Not Alone. (Empathy and Awareness: Honoring the Impact of Executive Orders)
Send us Fan Mail Right now, many of us are feeling the weight of recent events. As highly sensitive people, empaths, and deep feelers, we experience the world…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers144: Progress Over Perfection: Combating Black & White Thinking
Send us Fan Mail One of the biggest challenges face by my audience when it comes to goal setting is unexpected setbacks. Whether it’s a small misstep like…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers143: Making 2025 a Love Letter to Yourself: How Playfulness, Wonder & Joy Can Support Goal Setting with Kellyn Legath
Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt episode, we explore the transformative idea of dedicating 2025 as a "love letter to yourself." This means nurturing…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers142: When You Feel Unsupported in Your Goals
Send us Fan Mail It can be hard to feel unsupported in your goals. Especially if you're someone who is traditionally very supportive of others. When I asked my…
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Life Coach for People Pleasers141: New Year, New You: How to Create Change That Lasts
Send us Fan Mail How Your Identity Shapes Your New Year’s Resolutions Have you ever found yourself setting the same New Year’s resolutions year after year…
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140: Emotional Flashbacks: What They Mean and How to Move Forward
Send us Fan Mail What emotional flashbacks are, how they can obscure your progress, and actionable strategies to ground yourself in the reality of your growth…
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139: The Two Types of People Pleasers: Why Saying No Feels Impossible
Send us Fan Mail Do you struggle with saying no, even when it’s at your own expense? Today we’re diving into the hidden struggles of two types of people…
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138: How to Stop Ruminating: Breaking Free from the Overthinking Cycle
Send us Fan Mail Do you ever find yourself stuck in a cycle of overthinking, rehashing past conversations, or regretting decisions? You’re not alone. While…
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137: Will They Ever Change? How to Know if you Should Stay or Go
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever found yourself left wanting in a relationship, holding on to hope that someone will change, only to be disappointed when they…
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136: The Power of AND: Transforming Negativity Into Gratitude Through Radical Acceptance
Send us Fan Mail Our brains are wired with a negativity bias, constantly scanning for threats and challenges to keep us safe. While this survival mechanism has…
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135: 10 Tips for Navigating Political Differences During the Holidays
Send us Fan Mail With family gatherings just around the corner, it’s not uncommon to feel anxious about conversations with loved ones who may hold opposing…
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134: Layer by Layer: Emotional Renovation
Send us Fan Mail Personal growth often uncovers more work than expected. Through tears, challenges, and breakthroughs, MaryAnn offers guidance on how to…
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133: Unmet Needs: When Others Don't Reciprocate
Send us Fan Mail How do you navigate it when you invest a lot into other, but they are unwilling or unable to fulfill your very valid needs? Many empaths and…
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132: Empaths vs Covert Narcissists: Recognizing Energy Vampires
Send us Fan Mail Exploring the often misunderstood overlap between covert narcissists, who often masquerade as empaths, and truly empathetic highly sensitive…
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131: Building Healthy Relationships as a Highly Sensitive Person with Kellyn Legath
Send us Fan Mail Today we explore how to build healthy relationships as a highly sensitive person. Join me and fellow coach, Kellyn Legath, as we explore both…
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130: Prioritizing What Matters Most: Strategies for Simplifying Your Life
Send us Fan Mail Are you living according to YOUR value system? Or someone else's? Join MaryAnn as she walks you through how to identify and prioritize what…
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129: Navigating a Chaotic World: From Empathic Overwhelm to Empowerment
Send us Fan Mail Managing Sensitivity in a Chaotic World: Empowering Empaths As empaths and highly sensitive people, external events such as wars, political…
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128: The Art of Showing Up: Measurable Ways to Boost Your Self-Worth
Send us Fan Mail Focusing on how to define success based on your actions rather than external outcomes can help to minimize people pleasing and placating…
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127: When Someone Makes You Upset: How to Take Control of Your Feelings
Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like someone else has the power to ruin your entire day with just a word, a look, or a tone of voice? If so, you’re not…
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126: Owning Your Peace by Owning Your Piece: Identifying Your Role in Healthy Relationships with Kellyn Legath
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Kellyn Leggath, a relationship coach and close friend, to explore how imbalances in relationships can affect…
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125: The Empath Abyss: Symptoms, Triggers, and Solutions (Practical Tips for Empaths & HSP's)
Send us Fan Mail The "Empath Abyss" is the emotional state where empaths and highly sensitive people feel disoriented, overwhelmed, and overly accommodating…
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124: Less is More: Simplifying Communication for Better Understanding
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we think using more words and more context will get our point across. But many times our message is lost in the story. Here are some…
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123: The 3 Kinds Of Empathizers: How Cognitive Empathizers, Highly Sensitive People (HSP's) & Empaths Empathize with Others
Send us Fan Mail Understanding Your Unique Empathy Style and Its Impact on Relationships Your unique form of empathy might be why you're experiencing…
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Bonus: How Stories Can Help Children Manage Their Emotions: CBT in Story Form with Chantelle Wood
Send us Fan Mail Chantelle Wood, author of the new children's series, "Mind City Heroes," teaches kids and parents how to talk back to their negative thoughts…
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122: Boundary Setting as a Highly Sensitive Person
Send us Fan Mail There are particular struggles that highly sensitive people (HSP's) might experience as they work towards balance and boundary setting. What…
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121: Breaking Free from False Narratives: The Stories We Tell Ourselves (And How to Choose Better Ones!)
Send us Fan Mail While highly sensitive people's ability to read others emotional state is exceptional, the stories they tell themselves about those emotions…
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120: Throwing Out the Manual: How Expectations May be Sabotaging Your Relationship
Send us Fan Mail Are you sabotaging your relationship by expecting your partner to think, act, and behave like someone different than who they are? The…
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119: The 5 Most Commonly Asked Questions by Empaths (What You Really Want to Know!)
Send us Fan Mail Exploring why empaths often attract confessions from strangers, how to ground and center after holding space for others, and more. Through…