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Empowered & Unfiltered: A 3-Part Series on Healing, Empowerment, and Real Connection
Guest: Shane Adamson, LCSW, CSAT, CCPS
What happens when a people pleaser finally decides she’s worthy of more?
In this honest and unfiltered conversation, I’m joined by therapist and relationship trauma specialist Shane Adamson, LCSW, , CSAT, CCPS to explore what really lies beneath the urge to overgive, over-accommodate, and lose yourself in relationships that never loved you back.
Together, we peel back the layers of people pleasing as a trauma response, the invisible weight of betrayal, and the impact of emotional neglect that keeps women stuck in cycles of unworthiness. Shane brings clinical insight and deep compassion to the conversation—and even shares his own healing journey and how it shaped his work with couples and betrayed partners.
This is the first episode in a powerful 3-part series where we explore what it means to come home to yourself after years of giving yourself away.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why people pleasers are drawn to emotionally unavailable or narcissistic partners
- The signs of betrayal trauma and how it hijacks your nervous system
- What “duty sex” reveals about emotional disconnection
- How guilt, family roles, and cultural expectations keep women stuck
- What the first signs of healing really look like—and how to get there
🛑 If you've ever asked, “Why do I always lose myself in love?”—this episode is for you.
🎧 Connect with Shane Adamson:
🌐 Website: cmfcdallas.com
📧 Email: shaneadamsonlcsw@gmail.com
🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shaneadamson
📸 Instagram: @shaneadamson
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/shane.adamson
▶️ YouTube: @SAdamsonLCSW
🎧 Binge-worthy episodes to listen before or after this one:
If you're new here, or want to dive deeper into people pleasing and self-worth, listen to these must-hear episodes:
- People Pleasing & Appeasing Part 1 – Why we do it and how it starts
- How to Stop Yourself from the Quick Reflex of Pleasing & Appeasing – Part 2
- How to Set Loving Limits Instead of People Pleasing – Part 3
- Unmasking Manipulators and Becoming a Woman Empowered
- Breaking Free from People Pleasing During the Holidays
- The 12 Steps to Reclaim Your Power and Stop People Pleasing
📌 Coming next in Part 2:
Wendy Adamson joins us to share her story of breaking generational cycles of narcissistic abuse, rediscovering her voice, and launching the Ageless & Empowered portrait campaign to celebrate women reclaiming their power at every age.
🌿 Ready to take the first step from people pleaser to empowered?
Join the free Women Empowered community + sign up for my upcoming live masterclass:
👉 “5 Days to Start S
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