Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser

"When it comes to people pleasing, in reality, it's so many assumptions... In theory, you could go around and say, are these the expectations you have for me? And they'll probably say, no, I just want you to be you." - Meredith Ritchie In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Jenny and Meredith dive into the concept of people pleasing at work, specifically in the world of educatio...

""Tolerating the tension means really being in tune with your body and your mind-body connection, taking a step back and observing what comes up." - Jenny Leckey In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Jenny dives into the concept of tolerating tension and how crucial it is for overcoming people-pleasing tendencies. She discusses the importance of being in tune with your mind-bod...

"You can give a hundred percent. And that is 50% of the relationship." -Caitlin Steitzer In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Caitlin Steitzer joins Jenny to discuss the topic of people-pleasing from her unique POV as a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, and improv performer. They explore personal experiences, the psychological and societal underpinnings of people-ple...

"Transforming my fear from losing people to losing myself has been the biggest shift in my healing journey. I finally put myself into the equation." - Jenny Leckey In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Jenny shares her journey of prioritizing her own well-being to help her stop being a people pleaser. She explains how she used to fear losing relationships but has shifted to fea...

"Instead of laziness, let's call it coming back to your soul: being 'soul-full' ". - Jenny Leckey In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Jenny talks about disliking the word 'lazy' and explains how it is centered around the need to always be busy and doing things you “should” do (a sneaky sister of people pleasing). She challenges the negative connotation of the word by suggesti...

"Imagine you're deathbed, looking back on your life. You're thinking about the things that mattered. 'Swear to God, it's not going to be whether or not you pissed off someone at Trader Joe's!” - Sonia Merkel In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser, Jenny has in a candid conversation with Sonia Merkel about the challenges and strategies of overcoming people-pleasing. Sonia shares he...

""You have the freedom of choice. You have the freedom of deciding the direction of your focus, and you have the freedom, therefore, of deciding the direction of your life." -Jenny Leckey In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Jenny talks about the healing power of being truly present in the moment. Inspired by Eckhart Tolle's book The Power of Now , she explores how focusing on...

“People pleasing is abandoning yourself for a story that disempowers you.” - Jenny Leckey In this inspiring episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Jenny takes you on a journey where a seemingly stormy day at the beach turns into a powerful lesson about perspectives and everyday miracles. She shares her personal story of how driving a rented convertible at the beach and narrowly avoiding...

"People pleasing is lack of boundaries with ourselves. When you change that, you feel like you're shifting the whole lay of the land." - Glynn Couch In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Jenny has an in depth conversation with Glynn Couch, a licensed clinical social worker (and Jenny’s former therapist!). They discuss a variety of people pleasing aspects, including the heavines...

"I'm going to have slip ups. Shrek says that we are like onions with many layers, as is our people pleasing healing journey." - Jenny Leckey In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser, Jenny shares a personal story about how her quest to find oat milk creamer at Trader Joe's helped her confront and navigate her people-pleasing ways! She describes the internal and external challenges s...

"People pleasing means you've been giving away your trust to other people. You trust in other people. You're just worrying about what they feel, and you trust that if they make a decision, okay, I'll just go along with it. That's not trusting yourself."-Jenny Leckey In this episode of Diary of a Recovering People Pleaser , Jenny talks about how she defines people pleasing in a different way than y...