by Myrthe Glasbergen, Msc. | May 27, 2026 | Anger, Attachment, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fawning, Fear of rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People Pleasing, Shame, Society & Culture, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships
Reading Time: 10 minutes Most women who find this article are not looking for a diagnosis. They are looking for a word. They have spent years being the one who smooths things over, who agrees even when they don’t, who reads the room before they read their own...
by Myrthe Glasbergen, Msc. | May 10, 2026 | Boundaries, Complex Trauma, Empowerment, Fear of Speaking up, People Pleasing, 🌿 Anxiety, 🧡 Relationships
Reading Time: 6 minutes There is a specific kind of fear that does not announce itself loudly. It appears in the moment before you say something, in the fraction of a second between having a thought and deciding not to speak it. A need that stays unspoken. An opinion...
by Myrthe Glasbergen, Msc. | Apr 2, 2026 | Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fear of abandonment, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, Hypervigilance, People Pleasing, Perfectionism, Shame, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you have ever said yes when every part of you wanted to say no — if you have smiled through something that hurt, made yourself smaller to keep the peace, or felt a bolt of panic at the thought of disappointing someone — you have experienced...
by Myrthe Glasbergen, Msc. | Mar 21, 2026 | Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fear of abandonment, Fear of Speaking up, People Pleasing, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧠Emotions, 🧡 Relationships
Reading Time: 8 minutes If you ever asked yourself: why can’t I say no? You probably had a moment where you wanted to speak up, say something, set a boundary, share a preference, but you just… didn’t. As if something inside you froze. Your throat felt...
by Myrthe Glasbergen, Msc. | Feb 8, 2026 | Boundaries, Fear, Fear of abandonment, Fear of Speaking up, People Pleasing, Speaking up, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships
Reading Time: 4 minutes You might recognize this. Someone is disappointed in you.They do not shout. They do not reject you outright.Maybe they sigh. Maybe they pull back slightly. Maybe they say they expected something else. And inside, everything happens at once....
by Myrthe Glasbergen, Msc. | Jan 23, 2026 | Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fear of abandonment, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People Pleasing, Shame, The wound of unworthiness, 🌙 Self-worth & Identity, 🌱 Burnout, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships
Reading Time: 6 minutes If you are trying to overcome people pleasing, you are likely not confused about what you do. You already notice how quickly you adapt, how easily you say yes, and how automatically you monitor the emotional state of others. You may even...
