Fear of Disappointing Others: Why It Triggers Panic

Fear of Disappointing Others: Why It Triggers Panic

by | Feb 8, 2026 | Attachment, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Coping Mechanisms, Fawning, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of failure, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Inner child healing, Loneliness, Nervous system regulation, People pleasing, Perfectionism, The Wound Of Unworthiness, Trauma-informed healing, 🌿 Anxiety, 🧠 Emotions, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 6 minutes You might recognize this. Someone is disappointed in you.They do not shout. They do not reject you outright.Maybe they sigh. Maybe they pull back slightly. Maybe they say they expected something else. And inside, everything happens at once....
Overcome People Pleasing: Why You Learned to Abandon Yourself and How to Stop

Overcome People Pleasing: Why You Learned to Abandon Yourself and How to Stop

by | Jan 23, 2026 | Anger, Authenticity, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fawning, Guilt, Insecurity, People pleasing, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 🧠 Emotions, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 8 minutes If you are trying to overcome people pleasing, you are likely not confused about what you do. You already notice how quickly you adapt, how easily you say yes, and how automatically you monitor the emotional state of others. You may even...
This Is How I Left A Narcissistic Relationship

This Is How I Left A Narcissistic Relationship

by | Dec 17, 2025 | Attachment, Authenticity, Boundaries, Breaking free, Co-dependency, Complex Trauma, Fawning, Narcissism, People pleasing, Relational trauma, Self-love, Storytelling, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🧡 Relationships, 💎 Theodora van Dun

Reading time: 13 minutes “I was standing in the kitchen of the Spiritual Lodge. I was cutting veggies in a biodynamic way and feeling his body in close proximity to mine. The Love Bomb For the last three weeks I had been initiated into the wondrous world of...
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: 9 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...
New Female Leadership: From People Pleasing to Healthy Boundaries

New Female Leadership: From People Pleasing to Healthy Boundaries

by | Sep 18, 2025 | Boundaries, Co-dependency, Coping Mechanisms, Fawning, Feminism, Leadership, People pleasing, Society & Culture, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 5 minutes New Female Leadership: Redefining Power and Presence New female leadership is not about climbing higher in existing hierarchies. It is about transforming the way we lead, relate, and take responsibility from the inside out. This kind of...