How to Stop People Pleasing and Why You Should

Dr. Dana McNeil and are discussing the insidious and dangerous topic of people pleasing. This is what it is, how you got that way and more importantly what to do to fix this maladaptive coping skill

Dr. Dana McNeil is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and is the founder The Relationship Place, a group practice with locations in her hometown of San Diego, California. Dr. Dana’s practice specializes in couples’ therapy and utilizes an evidence-based type of couples’ therapy. Dr. Dana is a certified Gottman Method therapist and Bringing Home Baby instructor. She also leads trainings at the Gottman Institute to help clinicians master the art of couples therapy. Dr. Dana makes presentations about her work with couples at conferences such as Therapy Reimagined, UCLA’s Emerging Behaviors Conference, CAMFT and the Gottman Institute. She is often featured on relationship podcasts such as the Practice of the Practice, the Practice of Therapy, Modern Therapists Survival Guide, and Relationship Advice, to name a few. Dr. Dana regularly contributes to media publications and television appearances for outlets such as the Business Insider, MSN, Yahoo, Bustle, Parade, Oprah Living, Martha Stewart Living, Reader’s Digest, and AARP. Dr Dana is the resident relationship expert on the Cox Communications show “I Do” and will be featured in an upcoming documentary on the art of couples therapy. She is also the host of the podcast “The D-Spot” all about modern relationships. Her new book called “D-Spot Conversations” which is a book all about navigating today’s complicated relationships. Her contacts: Website: www.danamcneil.com