The Anti People Pleasing Podcast

Welcome to the Anti People Pleasing Podcast, I’m your host Jo Westwood the Codependency Coach and after a wee summer hiatus I’m back with a special interview series for you with some of my favourite experts across different areas of coaching and self development that I think you’re going to really love and find super helpful in supporting you with your own holistic healing goals.  This episod...

After a wee summer hiatus I’m back with a special interview series for you with some of my favourite experts across different areas of coaching and self development that I think you’re going to really love and find super helpful in supporting you with your own holistic healing goals. This episode feature my awesome mate Jools O'Sullivan of Life & Fork Nutrition. You can find Jools here: Life &...

After a wee summer hiatus I’m back with a special interview series for you with some of my favourite experts across different areas of coaching and self development that I think you’re going to really love and find super helpful in supporting you with your own holistic healing goals. We’re kicking off this special summer series with one of my absolute faves, Kirsty Mulcahy Find Kirsty here: SkyRos...

FREE CLASS - 1 JUNE 2025 : How To Break Free From Codependency in 6 Months or Less [For Anxious Women + AFAB NB Babes] Book your free 30 minute consultation with me here. Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. Find out more about me and my work here. CONTENT WARNING FOR ALL EPISODES: Potential mention of abuse, neglect, coercion, addiction, upsetting...

FREE CLASS - 1 JUNE 2025 : How To Break Free From Codependency in 6 Months or Less [For Anxious Women + AFAB NB Babes] Book your free 30 minute consultation with me here. Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. Find out more about me and my work here. CONTENT WARNING FOR ALL EPISODES: Potential mention of abuse, neglect, coercion, addiction, upsetting...

Today we're digging into the true financial cost of codependency - spoiler alert: it's huge. It can hit us from all kinds of unexpected angles and its way more common than you might. We're always talking about the relational and emotional cost of codependency, but it's time to talk cold hard cash - because in codependency, we're losing it, frittering it away, leaving it on the table and having it...

Sign up for the Crush Codependency group coaching programme waitlist here. Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. DM me the word CRUSH to be added to the waitlist for Crush Codependency group coaching! Book your free consultation with me here. Find out more about me and my work here. CONTENT WARNING FOR ALL EPISODES: Potential mention of abuse, negle...

If you've been using ChatGPT - or any other AI tool as your therapist - you need to listen to this. It's something I'm hearing increasingly in my practice - clients running scenarios, even text messages and emails through ChatGPT and asking for advice and therapy or coaching like feedback on how they should feel, and what they should do next in their relationships. It seems like a smart life hack...

Sign up for the Crush Codependency group coaching programme waitlist here. Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. DM me the word CRUSH to be added to the waitlist for Crush Codependency group coaching! Book your free consultation with me here. Find out more about me and my work here. CONTENT WARNING FOR ALL EPISODES: Potential mention of abuse, negle...

Are you codependent or do you have anxious attachment and you've also cheated in your relationships? Do you feel ashamed of or confused by your own actions? You're not alone. Infidelity is a surprisingly common side effect of codependency. I explain how and why in this podcast, as well as sharing a more nuanced take on cheating as a whole. Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the p...

Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. DM me the word CRUSH to be added to the waitlist for Crush Codependency group coaching! Book your free consultation with me here. Find out more about me and my work here. CONTENT WARNING FOR ALL EPISODES: Potential mention of abuse, neglect, coercion, addiction, upsetting or activating treatment and / or relatio...

How to date successfully as a codependent or insecure attachment babe. Practical tips and tools that work, even if you're burned out, fed up and jaded by dating, but still would really like to have a loving and fulfilling relationship. Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. Book your free consultation with me here. Find out more about me and my work...

Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. Book your free consultation with me here. Find out more about me and my work here. CONTENT WARNING FOR ALL EPISODES: Potential mention of abuse, neglect, coercion, addiction, upsetting or activating treatment and / or relationship dynamics in all episodes. Also swearing and some cheesy jokes. Hosted on Acast. Se...

How to date successfully as a codependent or insecure attachment babe. Practical tips and tools that work, even if you're burned out, fed up and jaded by dating, but still would really like to have a loving and fulfilling relationship. Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. Book your free consultation with me here. Find out more about me and my work...

Other questions answred this week: How To Deal With Codependent Withdrawal? How To Manage Friendships That No Longer Serve Me? What's The Difference Between Self Worth and Arrogance? Follow me on Instagram and submit your questions for the pod in my stories on Mondays. Book your free consultation with me here. Find out more about me and my work here. CONTENT WARNING FOR ALL EPISODES: Potential men...

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Jo answers your questions... "My ex and I want to stay friends, is that possible for a codependent person?" / "I've finally completely left a toxic relationship, and now my libido has tanked, and I'm repulsed by men. Has codependency recovery got anything to do with it?" / "I want to be single for a year but I keep flirting with people I know like me" / "I just ended a long term relationship and I...

Jo answers your questions: "Why do narcissists move on so fast?" / "He said he’d be my boyfriend so we had unprotected sex but he took it back the next day" / "Is it ok to feel sad about not being in a relationship or is that unhealthy"? / "As an adult I often feel like I want someone to take over taking care of me, like I'm sick of taking care of myself" / "How to not treat yourself badly and let...

Jo answers your questions... "Can you explain financial abuse and how it shows up for codependent people?" / "I got very sick with Covid and my large group of friends didn't believe me. They think I 'ghosted' and all left me" / "My mum is very codependent and controlling. I want to write a letter to her and tell her, should I? How can I bring my focus back to my own healing instead?" / "I’m doing...

Jo answers your questions... "My partner needs to go to therapy but treats it like a joke, how do I get them to go without insinuating they are broken?" / "I've decided to separate from my husband and marry my true wild self. I’m in limbo, any advice? " / "Post narcissistic abuse, how do you trust people? I am frequently afraid everyone is a narcissist" / "Can you give some tip for recovering...

Jo answers your questions... "How to deal with a family Christmas with my controlling mother who wants to parent my child and still treat me like one?" / "Is timing in a relationship really everything?" / "When should I open up about my anxiety and mental health in general? I do it on the first date" / "My kink is being a sub, but I'm codependent. Is that bad?" • Content warning for all shows: Pot...

Jo answers your questions... "When he tells me his hurtful words are 'not that bad' I gaslight myself. How do I trust my feelings?" / Essay Reading - Narcissists Feed Off All Your Emotions, Good Or Bad / "Is it normal to wonder if someone you love is a narcissist but not want to believe it?”" / "When is it too early to say I love you? I’ve been dating a guy for about 6 months but worry about takin...

Jo answers your questions... "I struggle with the 12 step label of once a codependent, always a codependent. Is this just my own resistance and denial?" / "My partner of 3.5 years refuses to sleep at my house. Am I unreasonable for needing this?" / "Love the idea of love and heavily depend on others but also have commitment issues... How?" / "How to successfully heal from a codependent relationshi...

Jo answers your questions... "My sister fell out with me over something petty. Should I try harder to make the relationship work?" / "How should I deal with a parent who is argumentative and holds grudges?" / "When I like a guy I start to fixate on them and start to act for them." • Content warning for all shows: Potential mention of abuse, coercion, trauma, addiction and mental health issues. • F...

Jo answers your questions... "Is my partner controlling me? I question myself constantly" / "Can you be love bombed by a friend?" / "The guy I'm dating has no boundaries with his mum. Should I end it?" / "Is food shaming a red flag?" / "I text constantly and he's not into his phone. Is it because he's well adjusted?" • Content warning for all shows: Potential mention of abuse, coercion, trauma, ad...