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227. How To Stop People Pleasing After Divorce Without Becoming “The Difficult One” (Because It's Destroying Your Nervous System)
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Have you ever found yourself saying “yes” when you desperately wanted to say “no”—and then wondered why it’s so impossible to break this pattern, especially now that your marriage is over?
If you’re feeling exhausted from constantly trying to keep the peace and worried you’ve lost touch with who you really are, you’re not alone. Many women discover, in the wake of divorce, that their tendency to people please isn’t just about being “nice”—it’s a survival response hardwired into their nervous system, keeping them locked in stress and self-doubt even after leaving toxic dynamics.
By tuning in to this episode, you’ll learn how your nervous system creates people pleasing as a form of sympathetic activation, discover how these patterns are rooted in childhood experiences and not personality flaws, and walk away with practical, body-based tools to finally break the cycle and reconnect with your true self.
Ready to reclaim your sanity and confidence? Press play and learn how understanding your biology can help you become your most authentic—and peaceful—self after divorce.
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A podcast exploring the journey of life after divorce, delving into topics like divorce grief, loneliness, anxiety, manifesting, the impact of different attachment styles and codependency, setting healthy boundaries, energy healing with homeopathy, managing the nervous system during divorce depression, understanding the stages of divorce grief, and using the Law of Attraction and EMDR therapy in the process of building your confidence, forgiveness and letting go.
Chapters
1. The Connection Between People-Pleasing and Survival (00:00:00)
2. Understanding Your Nervous System Response (00:02:40)
3. Childhood Origins of People-Pleasing Patterns (00:05:32)
4. Moving From Autopilot to Awareness (00:11:20)
5. Practical Tools for Nervous System Healing (00:14:45)
6. Finding Your Authentic Voice Again (00:18:34)
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