Tag: people-pleasing
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Fear of Rejection
I’m used to not belonging. As a child, my family moved six times before I turned seven. We would go on to move two more times—once when I was 14 and again at 18. I felt like the perpetual new girl, always stepping into new places and trying to find my way into new friend…
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Balancing Hats: Navigating Fear, Faith and People-Pleasing
Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to dance. She would move gracefully across the floor to each beat of the music. Her classmates would watch in awe and anxiously duplicate the routine along with her. She had the biggest smile on her face as she pranced around the stage. Dancing…