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March 18, 2023 22 mins

052. Ever think "helping" could be a toxic trait?

If you're sacrificing your own health and generating anxiety over aiming to please, worse than toxic, it can be deadly.

Enneagram Type 2 (aka "The Helper") is a personality type that often falls into the People-Pleasing category. They love to love, and more importantly, to be loved.

While kindness wins in this world, the motivations behind it can cause hidden health hindrances. 

Therefore, today's topic...

Health for Helpers: 5 Reasons Why People Pleasing is Toxic for Your Health (With Steps on How to Stop)

[If you listen closely ... you'll hear how I added examples of each unhealthy effect as a bonus to help you see if you relate to it better.]

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