All Episodes
Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Helping over givers to stop abandoning themselves and find lasting peace — 221 episodes
218: Empathy, Boundaries, and Self-Abandonment: How to Know When Helping Others Is Hurting You
217: Why People Leave When You Start Healing (And Why It's Not a Sign You're Doing It Wrong)
116: Hypervigilance: The Hidden Trauma Response Keeping You Exhausted
215: Tapping Out of People Pleasing with Matt Lengauer
214: Three Ways to Correct Out-of-Balance Relationships
213: How to Get Your Needs Met
212: Positivity, Negativity, and Finding Neutral: 3 Ways to Think About Anything
211: When Your Nervous System Treats Burnt Toast Like a House Fire: Calming The Nervous System and Adjusting Reactions
210: 3 Ways You're Abandoning Yourself (And Calling it "Nice")
209: When You Feel Like a Burden: People Pleasing and Honoring Your Needs
208: Bridge Thoughts: Small Shifts, Big Change
207: Indecision, The Motivational Triad, and How to Get Unstuck
206: Emotional Caretaking: How to Care Without Carrying Everyone Else’s Burden
205: The Real Reason You Show Up The Way You Do
204: The Real Source of All Your Problems
203: Are You Keeping the Peace or Avoiding Conflict? A Guide for Highly Sensitive People
202: When the World Feels Too Loud: Supporting Your Nervous System as a Highly Sensitive Person
201:Stop Trying to Earn Love: Redefining Love for Recovering People Pleasers
200: The Hidden Reason Highly Sensitive People Struggle to Set Boundaries
199: You're Not Too Sensitive. You're Just Dysregulated
198: Guilt vs. Discomfort for Highly Sensitive People
197: Ten Things to Start Doing in 2026 for More Joy & Peace
196: Ten Things to Stop Doing in 2026
195: Boundary Setting for Highly Sensitive People with Boundary Coach, Kami Orange
194: Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Keep Failing (You're Not Broken. You're Just Well Practiced!)
193: The Surprising Secret to Becoming The Best Version of You | Reinvent Yourself and Win at Life
192: The Stories We Tell Ourselves & The Meanings We Create: Separating Fact from Fiction
191: How to Enjoy The Holidays Even When Things go "Wrong" with Kellyn Legath
190: Burned Out? How to Feel 10% Better Today
189: Scapegoat vs Golden Child: How Family Role Shape Identity and People Pleasing With Elle Boone
188: Choosing Joy: How Intention, Presence, and Gratitude Transform Your Life with Natalie King
187: The Fear of Disappointing Others: Healing The Need to be Liked
186: From Smiling Through the Pain to Living Authentically: My Journey Out of People-Pleasing Burnout
185: Part 2: Why Your Anger Isn’t the Problem—But a Path to Clarity and Solutions
Bonus: When You’re Feeling the Weight of the World: Government Shutdown Reflections and Hope
184: Understanding Anger & People Pleasers (Part 1)
183: 10 Common Struggles Highly Sensitive People and People Pleasers Face (And How Coaching Can Help)
182: 3 Life-Changing Lessons About Guilt, Boundaries, and Authenticity with Tricia Corso
181: Aligning With Your Affirmations: Why Your Affirmations Aren't Working & How to Fix Them
180: How to Feel Your Feelings: A Cheat Code for Life, with Kellyn Legath
179: Ayni: Sacred Reciprocity in Relationships
178: Fear of Abandonment Part 2: Moving From Fear to Love
177: The #1 Fear of People Pleasers Part 1: Fear of Abandonment
176: The Surprising Ways You’re Self Sabotaging Without Even Knowing It
175: How to Recognize a Trauma Bond and Break Free for Good
174: The Lie That Time Heals All Wounds (And What Really Does)
173: Feeling Invisible and Walked All Over? Doormat vs Welcome mat Energy
172: What is Codependency: How to Know if You're Codependent
171: How to Create Lasting Change: Your Thoughts Create Your Reality
170: The Dark Side of Empathy: When Understanding Becomes Self-Abandonment
169: Let Your Experience Be Your Power Move | Reinventing Your Life With Confidence
168: Am I A Jerk Now? How to Set Boundaries Without Becoming the Villain
167: How to Know If They Are Choosing You
166: The One Tool That Changed My Life: Say What You Mean & Mean What You Say
165: Reclaiming Your Worth Beyond What You Give (Breaking Free of Transactional Relationships)
164: The Johari Window: What You Know, Don't Know & Hide About Yourself
163: How to Reconnect With Your Intuition
162: How to Stop Fixing, Controlling, and Over-Accommodating Everyone
161: The Truth About That "Bad Feeling" You Just Can't Shake
160: Why Staying Silent Is the Most Dishonest Thing You Can Do
159: Why Drama-Seekers Are Obsessed with You (and How to Finally Stop the Cycle)
158: How to Know if it's a Setback or a Life Transition
157: The Emotionally Healthy Man: How to Feel Without Shame with Chris O'Neil
156: Energetic Boundaries 101: A Survival Guide for Empaths
155: Emotional Hygiene for Empaths & Highly Sensitive People: Why it Matters More Than You Think
154: How to Process Emotions Using The RAIN Technique
153: Trauma Bonds: The Ruby & Kevin Franke Story
152: The Secret Super Power of Empaths & Highly Sensitive People That No One is Talking About!
151: How to Stop Doom Scrolling While Remaining Informed
150: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Identifying Red & Green Flags in Relationship
149: How Empathetic Are You?: The Story of Jack the Lumberjack
148: Headspace, Heartspace & Theta Healing
147: The 3 Stages of People-Pleaser Recovery
146: From Empathy Overload to Self Empowerment
145: Overwhelmed by Recent Changes? You Are Not Alone. (Empathy and Awareness: Honoring the Impact of Executive Orders)
144: Progress Over Perfection: Combating Black & White Thinking
143: Making 2025 a Love Letter to Yourself: How Playfulness, Wonder & Joy Can Support Goal Setting with Kellyn Legath
142: When You Feel Unsupported in Your Goals
141: New Year, New You: How to Create Change That Lasts
140: Emotional Flashbacks: What They Mean and How to Move Forward
139: The Two Types of People Pleasers: Why Saying No Feels Impossible
138: How to Stop Ruminating: Breaking Free from the Overthinking Cycle
137: Will They Ever Change? How to Know if you Should Stay or Go
136: The Power of AND: Transforming Negativity Into Gratitude Through Radical Acceptance
135: 10 Tips for Navigating Political Differences During the Holidays
134: Layer by Layer: Emotional Renovation
133: Unmet Needs: When Others Don't Reciprocate
132: Empaths vs Covert Narcissists: Recognizing Energy Vampires
131: Building Healthy Relationships as a Highly Sensitive Person with Kellyn Legath
130: Prioritizing What Matters Most: Strategies for Simplifying Your Life
129: Navigating a Chaotic World: From Empathic Overwhelm to Empowerment
128: The Art of Showing Up: Measurable Ways to Boost Your Self-Worth
127: When Someone Makes You Upset: How to Take Control of Your Feelings
126: Owning Your Peace by Owning Your Piece: Identifying Your Role in Healthy Relationships with Kellyn Legath
125: The Empath Abyss: Symptoms, Triggers, and Solutions (Practical Tips for Empaths & HSP's)
124: Less is More: Simplifying Communication for Better Understanding
123: The 3 Kinds Of Empathizers: How Cognitive Empathizers, Highly Sensitive People (HSP's) & Empaths Empathize with Others
Bonus: How Stories Can Help Children Manage Their Emotions: CBT in Story Form with Chantelle Wood
122: Boundary Setting as a Highly Sensitive Person
121: Breaking Free from False Narratives: The Stories We Tell Ourselves (And How to Choose Better Ones!)
120: Throwing Out the Manual: How Expectations May be Sabotaging Your Relationship
119: The 5 Most Commonly Asked Questions by Empaths (What You Really Want to Know!)
118: Stop People Pleasing and Start Loving: How to Tell The Difference
117: Empathy Without Enabling: Boundaries for Toxic Relationships (Understanding vs Tolerating)
116: Manifestation & Inspired Action: How to Increase Abundance with Gina Strole
115: Mastering Empathic Sensitivity: Energy Healing Conference Highlights
114: Breathwork for Highly Sensitive People:How Breathwork can Transform Your Life with Jana McKinney
113: How to Dig Yourself Out of a Dark Space & Find Joy Again with Tammy Anderson Ward
112: Part 4: Rescuer/Coach Energy: The Drama Triangle & Empowerment Dynamic
111: Part 3: Persecutor/Challenger Energy: Choosing Empowerment
110: Part 2: How Does Victim Energy Show Up For Helpers, Healers & People Pleasers?
109: Part 1: Victim/Creator Energy- Choosing Empowerment
108: Control, People Pleasing & The Victim Triangle with Allie Schultz
107: Givers & Takers: Finding Balance In Relationship
106: Math vs Drama: What Are You Making it Mean?
105: Authentic Living, Personal Healing & Breaking Free of Limiting Beliefs with Gina Strole
104: Passive vs Massive Action
103: Evolve or Remain: How You Might be Self Sabotaging
102: "Heal so You Can Hear What's Being Said Without The Filter of Your Wound."
101: "Symptoms May be Exacerbated by Stress": How Leaning into Stress Can Actually Minimize It
100: How To Raise Children That Are Not People Pleasers
99: Fawning: A People Pleaser Stress Response
98: Navigating Others Discomfort Around our Boundary Setting
97: The People Pleaser's Dilemma: Authenticity vs. Approval
96: When Life Is Hard
95: Celebrating Growth
94: Showing up consistently for yourself
93: Emotional Calm vs Emotional Charge
Bonus: Leave it by the River: A Tale of Two Monks
92: Truth Telling in Relationship
91: Urgency vs Emergency
90: Increasing Vitality by Stopping and Starting one Thing
89: What Are You Making it Mean About You?
88: Listening with Kellyn Legath
87: The Power of a Minute
86: Saying "Yes" and Saying "No": The Law Of Opposites
85: Compassionate Curiosity
84: 7 Types of Rest
83: Morning Musings with MaryAnn
82: When Someone Calls You Selfish
81: Navigating Emotion as a Highly Sensitive Person
80: The True Cost of Tolerating Mistreatment
79: I'd Rather Be In Bed
78: Celebrating Wins: A Curious Exploration
77: Over and Under Reacting: Why Your Reactions Might Be Off
76: Affirm, Aspire, Achieve: Tips for Goal Getters
75: 10 Ways to Increase Emotional Intelligence
74: Navigating Emotional Intelligence Gaps In Relationship
73: Mind Mastery: Take Control of Your Subconscious Thoughts
72: The 5 People Rule: Intentional Influence
71: Radical Acceptance & Psychological Flexibility
70: Modeling Emotional Processing
69: Dealing with Difficult People with Brittney Philips
68: Honoring Personal Healing Timelines
67: People Pleasing vs Pleasing People
66: People Pleasing Your Adult Children with Michelle Evans
65: Raising Confident Kids Summit
64: Update Available
63: Boundaries with Andelin Price
62: "Manage Your Reactions, But do not Suppress Your Emotions."
61: Navigating Anxiety, A Healing Your Anxious Teen Podcast Interview with Britt Bishoff
60: Unlocking Wholehearted Yeses: Choices, Consequences, and Connection
59: The Mental Toll of Constantly Trying to Please Others with Kellyn Legath
58: Seeking with JJ DiGeronimo
57: How to Identify Needs
56: “Honestly, Coaching Changed My Life.” Coaching with Florence Matina
55: How to Ask For Help
54: Score Keeping & People Pleasing: How Score Keeping Helps & Hurts Relationships
53: Navigating Life's Transitions: Lessons From a Cross Country Move
52: Integrating Scars AND Allowing Space for Multiple Emotions
51: Healing Her Podcast Interview
50: Want Matches: Finding Harmony in Relationships
49: Aligned Living: Identifying and Living Your Values.
48: The Life Listing: Making Upgrades and Repairs for a Better Future
47: The Empty Nest Adventure with Michelle S Evans
46: Cultivating Happiness: The Society Of Happy Things with Kent Casper-Martineau
45: Embracing Differences through Compassionate Curiosity
44: Maintenance vs Repair
43: Life Lessons Learned
42: Part 3: When the Relationship is Complete/Relationship Circles
41: Part 2: How to Create Balance In Relationship: Authenticity & Believing Who People Say They Are
40: Part 1: How to Create Balance in Relationship: Seeing More Clearly & Owning Your Piece
39: Energetic Boundaries
38: Creating and Navigating Adult Friendships with Rita Hallaveld
37: Your Thoughts Create Your Reality
36: Spreading Positivity with Nicci Millus
35: Write Your Wellness with Allie Schultz
34: The Power of Play
33: Alone with your Thoughts
32: Going Viral/ Determining Worth
31: Toxic Positivity vs Optimism
30: Bloom Scrolling
29: Transitioning into Adulthood: For Teens & Parents with Kent Casper-Martineau
28: Bridge Thoughts: When Affirmations Just Don't Work
27: The Power of Words: Modern Day Spell Casting
26: How to Achieve Any Goal
25: Indecision IS a Decision
24: People Pleasing
23: Burnout & Compassion Fatigue
22: The Drama Triangle Part 3: Rescuer/Coach
21: The Drama Triangle Part 2: Persecutor/Challenger
20: The Drama Triangle Part 1: Victim/Creator
19: The Voice In Your Head
18: What if the Road You're on Leads You to Where You Are Going?
17: Bias in Life & The Courtroom
16: Triggers: An alarm that wakes us up for healing with Tami Gabbitas
15: Gratitude Meditation
14: Holiday Manuals
13: Lessons from “The Voice”
12: Feeling On Purpose
11: The Many Ways We Grieve
10: Seeing On Purpose
9: Parenting: Developing the Prefrontal Cortex
8: Feeling With A Witness
7: Consistency & Integrity
6: Boundaries vs Manuals
5: Manuals
4: Death By 1,000 Cuts
3: Why You Are Stuck
2: You Are Not For Everyone. And That's OK!
1: Facts vs Stories