The People Pleaser: Why You Betray Yourself to Keep Others Happy

You say yes when you mean no.

You over explain.

You avoid conflict.

You carry responsibility for other people's emotions.

You fear disppointing people - even when it costs you your peace.

From the outside people call you kinds, dependable, supportive.

Inside you may feel exhauseted, resnetful, invisible, anxious, disconnected.

This workshop explores the psychology behind people pleasing - so that you can begin to shift it.

In this training session we'll explore

• how people pleasing in created
• the unconscious patterns driving approval seeking behaviour
• how childhood adaptation becomes adult self-abandonment
• the hidden link between people pleasing, conflict avoidence and identity

You'll learn practical tools to:

• communicate boundaries
• stop over-explaining
• reduce approval dependency
• manage emotional discomfort
• reconnect with authentic choice

This isn't about being selfish of aggressive. It's about learning how to stop abandoning yourself in relationships, work and life.

Unlike traditional self-help talks, this experience is interactive, psychologically informed, and designed to create real behavioural awareness.

Expect:

• live coaching
• experiential exercises
• guided relection
• bahavoioural pattern interruption
• group discussion
• practical communication tools

You won't just "understand" people pleasing intellectually - you'll begin to recognise it in real time.

This workshop is for you if:

• you struggle saying no
• you feel responsible for everyone else
• confliect makes you anxious
• you fear rejection or disappointing others
• you overthink interactions afterwards
• you suppress your needs to keep peace

Especially valuable for:

• helpers
• leaders
• coaches
• parents
• healthcare workers
• empaths
• high performers

By the end of the session you'll leave with:

• greater self-awareness
• language for understanding your behaviour
• practical boundary tools
• emotional clarity
• a deeper understanding of your relationship patterns
• strategies for responding instead of automatically pleasing

The version of you that keeps averyone happy has a cost. This workshop will help you reclaim it.

Date: Thursday, 11 June 26

Time: 6-8pm

Location: The Practice Rooms, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1YF. Press the red buzzer, second floor. The building does not have a step free access, there are two flights of stairs.

Handout materials and filtered water will be provided. Bring a curious mindset.

Parking: Nearest paid car parks are Great Hall, Little Mount Sion and Linden Park Road car parks. On street parking is limited to one hour.

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Host or Publisher Rimma Tertytska