People Pleasing Isn’t Kindness — It’s Trauma | Nicky Yazbeckst

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Nicky Yazbeck, a trauma-informed therapist, EMDR practitioner, psychodynamic therapist, and yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience, to uncover what’s really underneath people pleasing and codependency. This conversation goes deeper than surface-level advice. We explore how these patterns are often rooted in trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and early emotional conditioning.st description.

Julie Fairhurst

5/27/20261 min read

People pleasing and codependency are often trauma responses rooted in nervous system dysregulation, not personality traits. If you’ve built your identity around being “the calm one,” “the helpful one,” or “the strong one,” there may be a hidden cost: exhaustion, resentment, and losing yourself in the process.