Many of us identify with people pleasing, which is a habit of putting the needs of other people before our own, to our eventual detriment. It might have been a mechanism we learned to adopt right from childhood, or something we picked up later in our journey from an environment that didn't make us feel safe, seen, secure, connected, or acknowledged. So here we are, trying to quickly soothe the emotions that come up whenever we find ourselves in a similar situation or environment. This makes...

Today I want to share a quick hack for anyone who identifies as a people pleaser. None of us who do ever chose to be that way in the first place.  It is a survival mechanism that we perhaps had to adopt early in our lives or careers in systems and structures that didn't give us our full place or power. And sometimes being pleasing, agreeable, conflict-averse, and the person that always says yes gets us through the day or out of situations that would very quickly prove to us our powerlessness....

I want to start the year with a poignant share dedicated to the clients I worked with in 2025. All of last year I gently pushed them to step out of their comfort zones so that their light could shine brighter than ever. And they all took on their respective challenges bravely, so it naturally falls on me to be transparent about how I live the principles I teach. As a child, I experienced a lot of bodyshaming from the people around me, including family and friends. Thanks in no small part to...