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How People-Pleasing Secretly Sabotages Your Life | 3 Hidden Ways You're Losing Yourself Without Even Realizing It


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Have you ever driven somewhere and realized you don't have a single clue how you got there? That’s exactly how people pleasing can steer your life — silently, unconsciously — until one day you wake up wondering, "How the hell did I get here?"

In today’s episode of The Femme Cast, I’m diving deep into the invisible but massive impact people pleasing has on the trajectory of your life — and how to break free.

As a recovering people pleaser, I share:

  • Why even small, daily decisions to please others create huge momentum away from your true path
  • How the 35,000+ decisions we make each day either align us with our soul — or pull us deeper into disconnection
  • How people pleasing feeds on our core wounds of abandonment and rejection — and what to do about it
  • The surprising truth: People pleasing has more power to sabotage your life than even major traumas or life events
  • How to tell the difference between fear-based discomfort (fear of disappointing others) and true intuition
  • How my bold decision to disappoint others and follow my body’s "yes" transformed my life

Each time you make a tiny choice to betray yourself for approval, you hand over the wheel. You coast through life on autopilot, until one day you look around at relationships, careers, and a life that feels completely misaligned — and realize you didn’t consciously choose any of it.

The good news? You can take your power back. It starts with small, courageous choices. It starts with being willing to do "the unpleasing thing" — the thing that honors your soul over others' expectations.

Recovery isn’t about perfection. It’s about consistent awareness, messy courage, and radical self-trust.

You are one brave decision away from changing your entire life trajectory.

Let's do this. 

Ready to stop abandoning yourself for love? To finally rise from the wreckage of betrayal and become the woman you were born to be?

The Sacred Reclamation Series: Betrayal Edition starts July 21st right here on The Femme Cast.

5 soul-stirring podcast episodes + a FREE live healing + activation on July 29th @ 8PM EST

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This is your turning point.

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