How to Heal the Fear of Disappointing Others

How to Heal the Fear of Disappointing Others

by | Jun 29, 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: 9 minutes You probably know the moment. Someone is disappointed in you. They do not shout, and they do not reject you outright. Maybe they sigh. Maybe they pull back slightly. Maybe they simply say they expected something else. And inside, everything...
The Fawn Response: The Survival Strategy Hidden Under Niceness

The Fawn Response: The Survival Strategy Hidden Under Niceness

by | May 27, 2026 | Anger, Attachment, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fawning, Guilt, People pleasing, Shame, Society & Culture, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 11 minutes Most women who find this article are not looking for a diagnosis. They are looking for a word. They have spent years being the one who smooths things over, who agrees even when they don’t, who reads the room before they read their own...
This Is Why Women Keep Choosing The Wrong Man

This Is Why Women Keep Choosing The Wrong Man

by | Apr 26, 2026 | Attachment, Co-dependency, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Patriarchy, People pleasing, Self-love, The Male Gaze, The Mother Wound, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 13 minutes Most women already know. They know he is not the right one. They know this is not the life they actually want. Somewhere beneath the performance of contentment, they know they have accepted second best. And they stay anyway. Not because they...