Thanks for writing this. I understand it whole heartedly. I too am an empath and trying to stop being a people pleaser. It can be absolutely exhausting. I've started saying no to things and to people… - Ali Hall - Medium

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Thanks for writing this. I understand it whole heartedly. I too am an empath and trying to stop being a people pleaser. It can be absolutely exhausting. I've started saying no to things and to people nd this is actually liberating.

Love your writing.

Ali Hall

Written by Ali Hall

Kindness = my superpower. ✍Psychology, friendship, social justice, feminism & personal growth. Destigmatising the childfree. Lover of trail running & dogs.

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