I had these remaining chains around my throat almost.

There was just certain things I couldn't say, right, or do because of this fear thing.

Imagine feeling so unwavering and grounded. No one disrespects you anymore. No one treats you like a dormant or takes you for

granted. And saying no just rolls off your tongue like butter and you don't cave in later on.

Well, that's what's possible for you when you beat people pleasing. And today is kind of a part

two to the people pleasing episode I did like three years ago, still one of the most

streamed episodes on the show. Except this time I'm expanding on it through the lens of this like

midlife crisis I had recently and how unlocking a core childhood memory when I was seven years old

really helped me to shift through it.

So if you're a generally indecisive person, you're a people-pleasy person, then this episode is

for you, and I've brainstormed and really narrowed it down to three specific things I'd

started to think about differently to completely flush people pleasing

out of my system after like 30 something years.

So let's dive into it right after this intro.

Welcome to the Inner Child Podcast.

Now with 2 million downloads, I help high achievers recover

from painful relationships and childhood trauma. Let's heal together on season two of the Inner Child

Podcast. Hello, Bestie, and welcome back to the Inner Child Podcast. I am your host, Gloria Zhang,

therapist, author, dating coach. Let's see, what else do I do?

Lover of K-pop, lover of Zumba, and so many things. I am glad to be back every time I take a bit

of a break. I start getting the emails and the DMs. I'm like, uh-oh, people are finding me out.

But, you know, it's been a hot minute

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