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October 28, 2024 15 mins

Are you a people pleaser? In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Elizabeth Cush talks about what happened when her people pleasing part was activated on a recent family vacation—and how she managed it.

“I was noticing that my feelings of overwhelm were just building and building. But the reality was, I didn't really have a whole lot to be stressed about.” — Biz Cush

Imagine that you’re on a vacation in a great place surrounded by loved ones. Yet, you feel stressed and unable to enjoy the experience because you’re constantly worrying about whether everyone else is happy. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you’ve been in a similar situation where you couldn’t quite stay in what should be an enjoyable moment. In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Biz Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., and a life coach for highly sensitive women, shares insights gained from her own experience. She talks about the overwhelm she felt and how her manager parts contributed to that stress. She explores the roots of her people-pleasing and, most important, she shares what she did to make the shift that enabled her to be fully present for a joyful experience with her family.

 

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