The Journal — people pleasing
The Cage of Being "Fine": How I Lost My Spark (and How I’m Finding It Again)
I woke up last Tuesday bored. Not because I had nothing to do, but because I was bored with the version of me I’ve been playing. I realized I had spent so much time keeping the peace for everyone else that I accidentally built a cage around my own joy. If you’ve lost your 'spark' to the endless loop of responsibility, this is your invitation to a jailbreak.
Why Being 'Reliable' is Actually Sabotaging Your Mental Health
I spent years hunting for 'gold stars' at work and holding my tongue at home just to keep the peace. I thought I was being a 'good' person, but I was actually training myself to disappear. If you’re a fellow people-pleaser who feels stuck, uninspired, or 'frozen' even when you’re busy—this isn't a personality flaw. It’s a caged Sacral Chakra. It’s time to stop being a placeholder in your own life and start asking the scariest question of all: What do I actually want?
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