1Q: What Do I Keep Saying Yes To That I Don’t Actually Want?

People-pleasing has a cost. What’s yours been?

How many times have you said yes—not because you wanted to, but because it felt easier than saying no?

This week’s One Question podcast explores the hidden cost of people-pleasing. I talk about what it means to be an introvert in a world that demands extroversion, and why I had to learn to stop abandoning myself in small, quiet ways.

We look at the psychology behind self-sacrificing patterns, the science of boundary fatigue, and the exhaustion that comes from constantly performing.

This episode is around 7 minutes—just enough to shift something inside you.

Click the image below to give it a listen. Reflect. And maybe, start saying no with more kindness to others—and more yes to yourself.

I'd love to hear what this one brings up for you.

Xo,
Leah