Are You Grooming A People Pleaser or Were You Groomed to Be One?

In a culture where people are taught to avoid negative emotions, self-image could become distorted and biased. In today's episode, we'll be discussing self-awareness and not letting other people's opinions dictate your behavior or emotions. We'll also be talking about manipulation, which a lot of people suffer from without them being aware of it. It is both exhausting for the person doing it and the people around them. This is why it is important for people to have boundaries with those who are feeding them addiction; so that the person is not getting taken advantage of and misled.  [00:02 - 11:20] Opening SegmentThe difficulties in admitting that you're struggling mentally.Create an environment that's honest, transparent, and realAdults often do not have a true sense of self-awareness and instead rely on personas or images to function in the world [11:21 - 23:08] Manipulative PeopleI talk about manipulative people and how we never really got to know their thoughtsTheir misleading beliefsManipulative people change depending on who they're aroundDealing and coping with fearBeing open through communication [23:09 - 31:40] Closing SegmentGod's test of faith in times of uncertaintyFinal words Quotes: "I think it's just a choice in what you choose to focus on. So I just feel like being extremely self-aware." - Rose Bonds "Every choice that you make is not going to be celebrated by the people that you want to celebrate with." - Rose BondsIf you liked my show, LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe!