The Problem with People Pleasing ft Dr. Paula Freedman-Diamond - CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY
The JTrain Podcast
Jared Freid
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Paula Freedman-Diamond joins Jared to talk about why so many of us get stuck living for other people instead of ourselves. Jared shares his own people-pleaser habits, and Dr. Paula explains how that pressure to keep everyone happy ends up hurting our confidence and relationships. They break down how to build emotional resilience, sit with discomfort, and stop chasing outside validation. If you’re tired of performing for the world, this episode shows you how to live more honestly and on your own terms.
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| 0:00.0 | Chit Chat Wednesday for you to listen to, I have a guess who will be your new boo. |
| 0:09.5 | You're gonna love them too. |
| 0:14.0 | Chit chat Wednesday, I hope you're having a good day today. |
| 0:19.0 | I hope it's gonna be a perfect week, too. |
| 0:27.3 | I hope you have a nice poo. |
| 0:30.9 | It's a chit-chat Wednesday, too. |
| 0:35.5 | Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast. |
| 0:37.9 | This is J-Train Jared Fried coming alive from Delaware Beach, Florida. |
| 0:42.1 | That's right. |
| 0:43.1 | Every Wednesday is a chit-chat Wednesday where I sit with a comedian, a friend, an expert. |
| 0:52.0 | Today, a rare one out of three. |
| 0:56.0 | But I'm sure by the end we'll be a friend's, just meeting them now. |
| 1:01.1 | And they are an expert. |
| 1:03.3 | They are absolutely an expert. |
| 1:04.7 | They are an expert. |
| 1:05.8 | There's so much of an expert that they're an actual doctor. |
| 1:10.3 | That's right. |
| 1:11.4 | Credited. |
| 1:12.2 | They have actual diplomas, not like me talking out of my ass. |
| 1:16.4 | Very excited. |
| 1:17.3 | They are the author of toxic striving. |
| 1:21.5 | And they are a psychologist. |
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