Overcome People Pleasing: Learn to Set Boundaries Without Guilt

Overcome People Pleasing: Learn to Set Boundaries Without Guilt

by , | Nov 28, 2025 | Anger, Authenticity, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fawning, Guilt, Insecurity, People pleasing, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 🧠 Emotions, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 5 minutes Many of us grow up believing that love must be earned through care, compliance, and self-sacrifice. We learn to be kind, helpful, and accommodating, often at the cost of our own needs. Over time, these patterns turn into a quiet form of...
Somatic Healing for Boundaries: Reconnecting with the Body to Feel Safe Again

Somatic Healing for Boundaries: Reconnecting with the Body to Feel Safe Again

by | Nov 10, 2025 | Boundaries, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People pleasing, Relational trauma, Shame, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 🧡 Relationships, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 6 minutes In trauma-informed healing, the body isn’t just something that carries us through life. It’s the map, the compass, and the doorway to transformation. Somatic Healing for Boundaries begins when we realize that our ability to say “no,” to take...
This Is Why We Fight: The Emotional Anatomy of Polarization

This Is Why We Fight: The Emotional Anatomy of Polarization

by | Oct 10, 2025 | Anger, Coping Mechanisms, Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Grief, Guilt, People pleasing, Relational trauma, Shame, Society & Culture, The Father Wound, The Mother Wound, The Wound Of Unworthiness, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🧠 Emotions, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 10 minutes Lately I have been feeling into the state of the world, and especially the state of the online world. What I see happening collectively mirrors what happens within each of us individually. The fights, the outrage, the quickness to label and...
Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

by | May 18, 2025 | Anger, Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Emotional Neglect, Grief, Guilt, Nervous system regulation, Shame, Stress, Suppressed Emotions, Trauma, 🌿 Anxiety, 🧠 Emotions, 🧡 Relationships, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 5 minutes Somatic Tools for Emotions: Reconnecting with the Body’s Intelligence We live in a world that teaches us to analyze everything but feel very little. When we experience pain or discomfort, we often move away from it instead of into it. Yet...
How to Stop People Pleasing

How to Stop People Pleasing

by , | Feb 28, 2025 | Authenticity, Boundaries, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People pleasing, Perfectionism, Relational trauma, Shadow Work, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 8 minutes People pleasing is a common behavior that many of us struggle with, often without even realizing it. This tendency to prioritize others’ needs and feelings over our own can be deeply ingrained, stemming from childhood trauma, emotional...
This is Why You Feel the Guilt of Growing When You’re On A Personal Growth Journey

This is Why You Feel the Guilt of Growing When You’re On A Personal Growth Journey

by | Jul 27, 2024 | Co-dependency, Coping Mechanisms, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People pleasing, Procrastination, Self-sabotage, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 6 minutes Guilt is a complex emotion that often arises when we embark on a journey of personal growth and transformation. As we shed the roles and responsibilities we’ve carried for years, we may find ourselves grappling with a sense of guilt – a...