In this episode Cath colours in more of the people pleasing picture. How and why does this arise in our family of origin? How were we set up to act as people pleasers? She speaks about patterns of relating and dysfunctional behaviours that are common to many families. Cath also explains important steps we can take, as parents, to help our children avoid becoming a people pleaser. She speaks about how we can support ourselves to start to stop pleasing. As always, please go gently with yourself and know that change takes time.&nbsp;To subscribe to the journal questions please head to psychotherapymum.com or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/psychotherapy_mum/-16 <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep 24: Managing the Challenge of Holiday Times to Thrive and Maximise Joy

Grow Yourself Up is a podcast to support all of us in our adult lives.&nbsp;Many of us did not get our needs adequately met in&nbsp;childhood. The devastating legacy of&nbsp;childhood&nbsp;trauma, wounding and traumatic stress lives on in our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems and our behaviour/reactions. Which in turn impacts the way we turn up to our lives in many ways.We are going to unpack all of this on Grow Yourself Up. This podcast will be a companion as you travel on your own road of healing and recovery.&nbsp;You will learn you are not alone.&nbsp;Someone has been where you are.&nbsp;There is hope.&nbsp;We will break down shame together and learn to cultivate self compassion.&nbsp;There is always the possibility for change.&nbsp;And regardless of what has happened in our past, as adults we have to take responsibility for our own lives. We have to tend to our pain, our sadness and our dysfunction so that we can live a life we love and shift toxic patterns for our&nbsp;children.&nbsp;If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com&nbsp;or&nbsp;@cathcounihan on Instagram.&nbsp;Follow Cath on social media here:Instagram:&nbsp;@cathcounihanSubstack: Nurture.Heal.GrowFacebook: Cath Counihan&nbsp;The&nbsp;podcast&nbsp;is produced each week by the wonderful Audio Café.Thanks for listening. Cath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.