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MaryAnn Walker Coaching If you're a people pleaser, I want you to know something before we dive in: You didn't wake up one day and decide to abandon yourself. Somewhere along the way, your nervous system learned that staying connected meant staying useful. That love felt safer when you were easy to love, easy to need, and easy to rely on. Those beliefs weren't born because something is wrong with you. They were an attempt to protect you. The problem is that what once helped you feel safe may...
MaryAnn Walker Coaching Have you ever expected something to go one way… and then it unfolded completely differently?Maybe opinions clashed. Food got burned. Or the weather didn’t cooperate. Too often, we allow the things that weren’t “supposed” to happen to dictate how we feel and how we show up in the world. And when that happens, we end up feeling like a victim of our circumstances. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? This time of year has a way of waking up invisible shoulds and...
MaryAnn Walker Coaching Hey there, friend. I hope you had a warm and meaningful Thanksgiving—whether yours was big and bustling or quiet and reflective. This time of year always reminds me how healing it can be to pause, take a breath, and truly let ourselves feel gratitude. And as I was recording this week’s podcast episode with my guest, Natalie King, I was struck by how beautifully gratitude and joy weave into each other. Natalie and I had the most powerful conversation about joy—how we...