People Pleasing Makes You Numb to Anger, Desire & Life
Update: 2025-08-06
Description
Are you a people pleaser? A nice guy/gal? It's one of the most quietly destructive behaviors - and it's also surprisingly common. In today's conversation, I'm joined by Oliver Robert Lucas to talk about the causes of and solutions to people pleasing.
Oliver works with men to overcome nice guy tendencies, insecurities and other behaviors that keep them stuck. You can find him here:
- https://www.youtube.com/@OliverCowlishaw
- https://www.olivercowlishaw.com/work-with-me/
- https://www.instagram.com/oliverrobertlucas/
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:43 Sacred Combat?
03:21 The Importance of Physical Confidence
10:14 Male Bonding Through Martial Arts
18:00 The Role of Emotional Safety in Men's Work
26:45 Overcoming People Pleasing Tendencies
30:27 The Pain of Self-Abandonment
38:59 Expressing Desire and Facing Rejection
42:40 The Power of Honest Communication
Resources:
- Learn more about themed journaling and Introspective Writing here: https://youtu.be/XRzGthevzTs
- Get my Introspective Writing Course: https://shanemelaugh.com/iw/
- Oliver's video about the friend zone illusion: https://youtu.be/llbB5ayOVsw
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