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Posted on June 1, 2024

What creates a people-pleaser?

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  I used to be a people-pleaser. I didn’t trust my own judgement, so relied on others to tell me what to do. Ignoring red flags in people, trying to see the best in them. Which has got me into many dangerous situations, and stuck in a cycle of toxic friendships and abusive relationships. I …

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Posted on December 2, 2023

Have You Got A Broken Heart, Or Do You Have A Wounded Inner Child?

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Although we can’t see them, each of us has an inner child who follows us everywhere that we go.  Every one of us has an inner child. They can drive our decisions, create irrational fears and even sabotage our dreams. They could also be the reason why we resent our boss, keep dating the wrong …

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Posted on June 12, 2023

Are You Abandoning Your Self?

Are You Abandoning Yourself?

As soon as we are born, life comes at us. We all need attachment, to survive, and if your parents or caregivers didn’t meet your emotional needs fully, you were abused, abandoned, or neglected, you will feel unworthy and unlovable deep down. You will learn behaviours to cope and to keep yourself as safe as …

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Posted on March 25, 2023April 14, 2023

What is Codependency?

What is Codependency?

I was a codependent for most of my life. Desperate to be loved, I jumped from one long-term relationship to another, from a very young age, most of them being abusive. I was desperate for friends, so clingy and needy, I either put up with bullying and toxicity even in adult friendships, or drove any …

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