Do you feel a rush of anxiety the moment a text or email comes in — like you have to reply immediately?

If you’re trying to stop people pleasing, your phone might be one of your biggest practice tools. Texts and emails give you something people pleasers rarely take advantage of: time. In this episode, you’ll learn how slowing down your responses can help you stop saying yes out of guilt and start responding with intention.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to break the habit of replying immediately without feeling rude
• A simple way to decide what you actually want to say before responding
• How saying less can help you set boundaries without overexplaining

Press play to learn a simple, practical way to stop people pleasing — starting with the very next text message you receive.

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