708 Curb Your People Pleasing with Amy Wilson

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Terri Cole

Psychotherapist, Sustainablechange, Guidance, Mental Health, Simplestrategies, Society & Culture, Powerofintention, Simplestrategiestoachievepersonalfreedom, Hellofreedom, Easternmindfulnesspractices, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Practicalpsychology, Terricole

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

I am so excited to have podcaster, actor, and author Amy Wilson on the show to talk about her newest book, Happy to Help: Adventures of a People Pleaser. I felt seen by Amy's essays and reflections, and I think you will, too.

We talked about so much– Amy's early introduction to putting others first by caring for her younger siblings, why modern productivity advice often just makes us feel bad, Amy's views on perfectionism, saying no and feeling scared, the freedom in saying "it's not for me," and the importance of being present. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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0:00.0	Well, hello there and welcome to the Terry Cole show. I am so excited that you're here. So whether
0:06.4	you're a newbie or whether you're an OG, welcome, welcome, welcome. Before we dive in, I want to share
0:11.5	something super special. I'm teaching a brand new live workshop on Wednesday, April 23rd, just for
0:17.5	high functioning codependence. If you're exhausted from always putting others first,
0:22.7	this, my friend, is for you. I'll show you how to shift away from overfunctioning and other
0:27.3	HFC tendencies so that you can finally reclaim the peace that you deserve without the guilt that you
0:33.4	don't. It's completely free and I would love for you to join me. Sign up now at
0:37.6	Terrycolle.com forward slash HFC and I'll see you there. Well, hello there and welcome to this
0:47.1	episode of the Terry Cole Show. I had a fascinating conversation in this episode with Amy Wilson,
0:54.1	who is the author of a memoir called
0:56.1	When Did I Get Like This? And her latest book, which is what we talked about on this interview,
1:00.5	Happy to Help. Since 2016, she's been the co-host of the Webby-honored podcast, What Fresh Hell,
1:07.6	laughing in the face of motherhood. She is also an actor and she's appeared on Broadway and
1:12.5	series regulars on sitcoms. So she's actually really funny. But the book I really loved,
1:17.0	it's happy to help adventures of a people pleaser and its essays. I mean, talk about being a
1:22.0	high functioning codependent, but doing it with lots and lots of humor. So if you could use a good
1:27.4	read, I think you are going to love this book and love this
1:30.8	conversation that I had with Amy Wilson.
1:33.4	Enjoy.
1:49.3	This is the Terry Cole show, and as you might have guessed, I'm your host, Terry Cole.
1:54.1	For over two decades, I've been a licensed psychotherapist, love and boundaries expert,
1:58.4	and I'm also the founder of The Real Love Revolution and Boundary Boot Camp.
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