Did you know most people-pleasing patterns are formed before the age of eight? In this episode, we unpack how those early beliefs shape the way women work, Love, show up, and silently burn out.

You’ll hear how migraines, Anxiety, and exhaustion can be the body’s way of forcing rest, why high-achieving women struggle with boundaries, and how Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) help rewire lifelong habits of self-abandonment.

About Polly Angel

Polly Angel is an RTT practitioner and somatic Trauma-informed coach who helps women break patterns of people-pleasing, perfectionism and emotional suppression. After years of battling migraines and Burnout herself, she now teaches practical tools to reconnect with your authentic voice.

In this episode:

✨ Why people-pleasing begins in childhood

🧠How the inner critic grows louder in high achievers

💥The emotional root of migraines and chronic overwhelm

💛Healing through RTT and parts work

🌿How to set guilt-free boundaries

🔥Tiny comfort zone shifts that create big emotional breakthroughs

👂 Join the Conversation

What’s the one pattern you’re ready to stop carrying into your future?

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