3 ways to stop people pleasing when saying no makes you feel guilty, selfish, or anxious?

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, narcissistic, controlling, or emotionally unavailable mother, people pleasing may be much more than caring what other people think. You may have learned from childhood that keeping other people happy was how you kept relationships safe.

When Mom was upset, you fixed it. When she was disappointed, you changed your behavior. When someone was angry with you, you assumed you had done something wrong.

And now, as an adult, you may find yourself saying yes when you desperately want to say no, overexplaining your decisions, putting everyone else's needs before your own, and feeling intense guilt whenever someone is disappointed in you.

In this episode of The Mother Wound P ...