Unlearning People Pleasing Behavior [A Summer of Encores]

My strong is knowing what I bring to the
table.


Unlearning people pleasing behavior is challenging, not only
because it’s a part of the Black female’s social fabric, but also
because as Black women often existing in predominantly white
spaces, pleasing others first is [undoubtedly] a survival
mechanism. Hello code switching and shape shifting!


The only way to unlearn what’s been embedded in you is to love
yourself the way you love others and to know with certainty what
you’re worth and what you bring to the table in whatever room
you’re in.


Tap in to this week’s encore episode to hear how we’re taking
steps everyday to say eff you to the expectations of whiteness
and yes to pleasing ourselves even when it makes others
uncomfortable.




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Cultivate a daily practice of nurturing yourself with Nurture
Yourself Bingo
Nurturing yourself does not have to be difficult, but it does
need to be consistent, so why not make it fun. Nurture
Yourself Bingo is divided into five categories – one
category per card. Each category has twenty-four activities to
support you in a daily practice of nurturing yourself. All you
need to do to get started is print the cards, laminate them,
and start nurturing yourself.


Do one activity daily, marking a X in the squares as you go
until you get bingo. Once you get bingo, do something to
celebrate yourself. If you get bingo on more than one card at
the same time, up the celebration. Alternatively, you can work
on one card at a time and/or do more than one activity a day.
It’s your practice, do what feels right for you. Whatever you
decide, we’ve got FIVE CATEGORIES & 124
WAYS for you to do it.


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