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For those of you who know me well, I am a chronic people pleaser. I have gotten a lot better as I get older (I’m almost 30!), but I’m still a big "YES" person. Meaning, I tend to say "yes" to everything, sometimes even when I don’t want to do it or it doesn’t serve me. And I know I’m not alone here. Especially as a woman, it’s in our nature to want to give, serve, care, and put everyone else first. But like with other things, balance is super important…
You know that feeling when lots of people like your Instagram post, or the person whose opinion you value finally pays you a compliment, or you go out on a limb, try something new, and everyone responds positively? It’s human nature to want to be liked and accepted, especially when we show our vulnerable selves, so it’s no wonder we feel warm and fuzzy when it happens...
Before yoga, I was a seemingly happy 18 year old. Always smiling, polite, and overly concerned with my appearance, both physically and socially. How are you? “I’m good!!!” But really? I was falling apart- I couldn’t look in the mirror without thinking I was fat (I weighed 115 at the time), I had horrific anxiety issues, which still show up today, where I felt panic attacks come on any time there was a closed door (planes, trains, classrooms). I also felt deeply alone in my sensitivity- I would fixate on words that people said to me that made me feel stupid, ordinary, or ugly...
