How To Be A Whale

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Overcoming People Pleasing: A Self-Love Experiment

Overcoming People Pleasing: A Self-Love Experiment

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Jem Ember
Feb 02, 2024
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For context, I became a people pleaser probably around the time my mother threw in the towel around getting me to do anything. I can’t pinpoint it exactly but the effect of having a new brother and sister for my parents to focus on made me nervous. I didn’t know who I was supposed to be but I knew I was now a big sister and had responsibilities in that …

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