Do you do things out of love, or out of fear they'll leave if you don't? Dawn spent a year unlearning people-pleasing, and it started with one honest question asked to herself, every single time.

Closing out week three of the Daily Dose, Dawn breaks down the anxious-avoidant root of people-pleasing: doing things not because you want to, but because you're scared of the reaction if you don't. Her practice: ask if the fear is even true. If it's not, that makes it easier to say no. If it is, that's information too, it helps you let go of what isn't working. A simple gut-check that took a year to build but changes everything once it clicks.

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