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EPISODE · Jul 5, 2026 · 31 MIN

People Pleasing Is Fear: Fight, Flight or Fawn

from Wildly Appropriate w/ Krissy Marsh · host Krissy Marsh

Do you say yes when you mean no? That is not kindness, it is fear.Krissy on the signs you are a people pleaser, why it comes from fear, and the response nobody warns you about. Everyone knows fight and flight... the people-pleasing one is fawn.One topic. One opinion. No filter. People pleasing in relationships, fawning over your kids, the friend who drains you, saying yes at work, and how to stop saying yes on the spot.What you'll get:Why saying yes can be fear, not kindnessHow fawning shows up with partners and kidsThe friend dynamic that quietly drains youHow to say no without the guiltChapters:(00:00) The signs you're a people pleaser(02:14) Putting your partner first(06:35) Fight, flight, or fawn(07:54) When you fawn over your kids(09:28) Why I call people out(12:49) The knife-and-fork lesson(16:44) People-pleasing at work(19:29) Stop saying yes on the spot(22:31) What people-pleasing costs you(30:37) Don't fight, flee, fear or fawnRecognise yourself in this one? Krissy wants to hear it. DM the show on Instagram and tell her where you people please.Follow:Newsletter: https://wildlyappropriate.substack.com/Instagram: @wildlyappropriatepodcast (https://www.instagram.com/wildlyappropriatepodcast)TikTok: @wildlyappropriate (https://www.tiktok.com/@wildlyappropriate)YouTube: @wildlyappropriatepod (https://www.youtube.com/@wildlyappropriatepod?sub_confirmation=1)Krissy on Instagram: @realkrissymarsh (https://www.instagram.com/realkrissymarsh)Krissy on TikTok: @realkrissymarsh (https://www.tiktok.com/@realkrissymarsh)Listen:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wildly-appropriate-w-krissy-marsh/id1790057838Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TIH5sHckXXmnh8qjMb43SThis is one woman's opinion and lived experience, not professional or psychological advice.Produced by Dreamers Mediawww.dreamersmedia.co

Do you say yes when you mean no? That is not kindness, it is fear.Krissy on the signs you are a people pleaser, why it comes from fear, and the response nobody warns you about. Everyone knows fight and flight... the people-pleasing one is fawn.One topic. One opinion. No filter. People pleasing in relationships, fawning over your kids, the friend who drains you, saying yes at work, and how to stop saying yes on the spot.What you'll get:Why saying yes can be fear, not kindnessHow fawning shows up with partners and kidsThe friend dynamic that quietly drains youHow to say no without the guiltChapters:(00:00) The signs you're a people pleaser(02:14) Putting your partner first(06:35) Fight, flight, or fawn(07:54) When you fawn over your kids(09:28) Why I call people out(12:49) The knife-and-fork lesson(16:44) People-pleasing at work(19:29) Stop saying yes on the spot(22:31) What people-pleasing costs you(30:37) Don't fight, flee, fear or fawnRecognise yourself in this one? Krissy wants to hear it. DM the show on Instagram and tell her where you people please.Follow:Newsletter: https://wildlyappropriate.substack.com/Instagram: @wildlyappropriatepodcast (https://www.instagram.com/wildlyappropriatepodcast)TikTok: @wildlyappropriate (https://www.tiktok.com/@wildlyappropriate)YouTube: @wildlyappropriatepod (https://www.youtube.com/@wildlyappropriatepod?sub_confirmation=1)Krissy on Instagram: @realkrissymarsh (https://www.instagram.com/realkrissymarsh)Krissy on TikTok: @realkrissymarsh (https://www.tiktok.com/@realkrissymarsh)Listen:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wildly-appropriate-w-krissy-marsh/id1790057838Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TIH5sHckXXmnh8qjMb43SThis is one woman's opinion and lived experience, not professional or psychological advice.Produced by Dreamers Mediawww.dreamersmedia.co

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