The Dark Side Of People-Pleasing (Written By A Former People-Pleaser)

Katarzyna Portka
Wholistique
Published in
8 min readMar 26, 2024

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Hi, I’m Kate, and if there was an AA for people pleasers, I would be a prime candidate.

I was that girl who would take on your weekend shift because you “needed” to recover from a hangover.

I was that person you would call a “sure thing” because I could never say no. Read: I was a powerhouse fueled by caffeine and a…

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Katarzyna Portka
Wholistique

Hungry for advice? I am here for you. I write about small habits that lead to monumental changes.