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Being Too Nice: When People-Pleasing Is a Trauma Response

People-pleasing is often misunderstood as personality. In reality, it can be a trauma response rooted in the nervous system’s need for safety. Learn how the fawn response develops and how therapy can help shift chronic “niceness” into grounded kindness.

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