People Pleasing Isn’t Kindness — It’s Trauma | Nicky Yazbeck

Send us Fan Mail People pleasing and codependency are often trauma responses rooted in nervous system dysregulation, not personality traits. If you’ve built your identity around being “the calm one,” “the helpful one,” or “the strong one,” there may be a hidden cost: exhaustion, resentment, and losing yourself in the process.In this powerful episode, we sit down with Nicky Yazbeck, a trauma-informed therapist, EMDR practitioner, psychodynamic therapist, and yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience, to uncover what’s really underneath people pleasing and codependency.This conversation goes deeper than surface-level advice. We explore how these patterns are often rooted in trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and early emotional conditioning.Inside this episode:• What people pleasing really is (and why it’s not kindness) • The difference between caring and rescuing • How codependency forms and why it’s hard to break • Trauma beyond the obvious: neglect, bullying, and emotional wounds • Core beliefs like “I’m not lovable” or “I’m not worthy.” • How EMDR therapy helps process unresolved trauma • Nervous system healing and somatic awareness • Spiritual bypassing and avoiding real healing • Why growth disrupts relationships and family dynamics • The role of yoga and body-based healing • What Kambo (frog medicine) is and why safety mattersIf you’re ready to stop living on autopilot, set boundaries, and reconnect with yourself, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.👉 Subscribe for more conversations on healing, truth-telling, and personal transformation.Reach out to Nicky:  https://nickyyyoga.com/https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@TheConnectedCommunity⁩  If this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website