The Pursuit of People Pleasing

Published: May 2, 2021, 11:46 a.m.

In our attempts to have our needs for love, approval and belongingness met, we often engage in "people-pleasing" behaviours, where we go out of our way to make the people in our lives happy and pleased with us. While pleasing others can have its own rewards, there can also be personal costs attached to it. In this episode, I talk about what it means to people-please, explore why we engage in this behaviour and how we can effectively manage our emotional needs.