12/12/2025
People-pleasing, codependency, and perfectionism look different on the surface, but they share the same nervous system roots.
Each is a survival strategy shaped by chronic threat or conditional belonging.
They’re not signs of weakness, they’re signs of adaptation. We can help support our nervous system by leaning about our biology, and practicing accessible, micro-boundaries with ourselves and others.
I now have 3 podcast episodes out that explore this topic, as well as an in-depth, on-demand workshop on boundary setting available on my site. Link in bio. 🧡