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“People-pleasers” can feel frustrated with their indecision. In fact, their difficulty making decisions is intricately tied to the underlying impulses, habits and beliefs of a “people-pleaser.” This blog will help you understand why your people-pleasing might be getting in the way of your ability to feel confident in your decision-making.

How do you know if it is your intuition or anxiety speaking to you? Once you read this post, you won't confuse the two again! Learn the 4 Concepts that differentiate anxiety from intuition. Point #1: Anxiety is an Emotion while Intuition is a System of Processing Information.

5 Steps To Treat Breathing Anxiety

You've Heard Avoidance Makes Anxiety Worse... But WHY?

5 tips to help you overcome Anticipatory Anxiety. Understanding the anticipatory anxiety cycle can help you begin to interrupt this pattern of thought. Anticipatory anxiety is part of almost all anxiety disorders. Help for anxiety is provided in this post.

The difference between fear and anxiety is important to understand, as it can help you actually lower your anxiety! Fear is the emotion we feel when we face an in-the-moment threat. Anxiety is the emotion we feel when we anticipate a threat. Fear vs. Anxiety: the chemical response of our bodies is the same. Understanding this can help you use somatic techniques to calm your physical response, which, in turn, will calm your emotional anxiety.

If you often feel or experience pressure to agree, excessive worry, "should" language, blaming emotions, rigid roles, lack of autonomy, emotional fusion... You may be in an enmeshed romantic relationship.

If you have a loved one in an enmeshed family system, you might experience feelings of neglect or frustration, and it may seem like you're not a priority, which can be disheartening. Addressing these situations appropriately is crucial, and rather than insisting on immediate change, it's more impactful to communicate how their enmeshment affects you emotionally and poses challenges in your relationship. This shifts the conversation from unintentional blaming to a place of concern and understanding. Navigating these discussions is challenging but essential to establishing healthy boundaries for a thriving, happy relationship. Learn how to address enmeshment in relationships for a healthier connection. 🌟

Enmeshed relationships can be difficult to navigate. In this video, I go over what is enmeshment along with 4 scenarios that may or may not be enmeshed.