Inner Work With MaryAnn Walker: Stop People Pleasing and Start Honoring You!
Welcome to Inner Work with MaryAnn Walker—the podcast for recovering people pleasers (many of whom are also highly sensitive) who are ready to stop living on autopilot and finally start honoring themselves.
I work with those who feel emotionally drained from saying yes when they want to say no, from carrying everyone else’s emotions on their shoulders, and from constantly showing up for others while quietly abandoning themselves.
You’ve spent years being the dependable one—the caretaker, the partner, the parent, the professional—and now you’re realizing you’ve lost touch with who you are outside of those roles.
You may feel:
- Burned out from trying to make everyone happy
- Anxious about disappointing others
- Unsure of your own needs, wants, and boundaries
- Overwhelmed by the pressure to keep the peace, even when it costs you your own
If this sounds like you, you’re not broken—and you’re definitely not alone.
As a certified life coach who specializes in supporting recovering people pleasers and highly sensitive souls, I’ll guide you through tools and practices to help you:
- Set guilt-free boundaries that stick
- Reclaim your time, energy, and peace of mind
- Build authentic connections without self-abandonment
- Process emotions in a healthy, empowering way
- Reconnect with who you really are—not just who others need you to be
Each week, I’ll share personal stories, practical strategies, and mindset shifts to help you move from over-giving and burned out to clear, confident, and deeply connected—with yourself and with others.
If you’re ready to stop people pleasing your life away and start living it fully, hit subscribe and let’s do this inner work together.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 178
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
156: Energetic Boundaries 101: A Survival Guide for Empaths
***Energetic Boundaries 101: A Survival Guide for Empaths***
As an empath or highly sensitive person, your energy is constantly checking in on others—even when you don’t realize it. In t…
155: Emotional Hygiene for Empaths & Highly Sensitive People: Why it Matters More Than You Think
✨***Emotional Hygiene for Empaths & HSP's and Why it Matters More Than You Think***
Have you ever found yourself totally drained after spending time with someone—even if you weren’t the …
154: How to Process Emotions Using The RAIN Technique
Are you looking for a way to process emotion? Try the RAIN technique, a mindfulness practice created by Tara Brach that can help you emotionally process in a way that’s grounded, compas…
153: Trauma Bonds: The Ruby & Kevin Franke Story
Are you stuck in a toxic relationship but can’t quite understand why? You may be caught in a trauma bond—a deeply ingrained psychological attachment that keeps people trapped in unhealt…
152: The Secret Super Power of Empaths & Highly Sensitive People That No One is Talking About!
***The Secret Superpower of Empaths That No One is Talking About!***
Did you know that as an empath or highly sensitive person, you have the power to influence the energy of those around…
151: How to Stop Doom Scrolling While Remaining Informed
Do you find yourself doom scrolling and feeling like you have to consume everything in order to be informed? You are not alone. However, this doom scrolling can often feel like drinking…
150: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Identifying Red & Green Flags in Relationship
When you're used to putting others first, it's easy to focus on whether someone likes you rather than asking yourself if you actually like them.
Red flags are warning signs that a relat…
149: How Empathetic Are You?: The Story of Jack the Lumberjack
What is empathy, anyway? And how empathetic are we as a society?
Now more than ever, we are a world divided. This division often leads to disconnect and misunderstandings. But it doesn'…
148: Headspace, Heartspace & Theta Healing
In this episode, we explore the difference between headspace and heart space—and why it matters, especially for highly sensitive people, healers, and empaths. When we’re stuck in our he…
147: The 3 Stages of People-Pleaser Recovery
Breaking free from people-pleasing isn’t just about learning to say “no” to others. It's about learning to say "yes" to self. It’s about rediscovering who you are beneath all the over-…
146: From Empathy Overload to Self Empowerment
The world feels really heavy right now, and if you're an empath or a highly sensitive person, you're probably feeling it even more. There's so much going on—big political changes, inter…
145: Overwhelmed by Recent Changes? You Are Not Alone. (Empathy and Awareness: Honoring the Impact of Executive Orders)
Right now, many of us are feeling the weight of recent events. As highly sensitive people, empaths, and deep feelers, we experience the world in a profoundly personal way. It can be ove…
144: Progress Over Perfection: Combating Black & White Thinking
One of the biggest challenges face by my audience when it comes to goal setting is unexpected setbacks. Whether it’s a small misstep like eating that cookie, a tough co-parenting situat…
143: Making 2025 a Love Letter to Yourself: How Playfulness, Wonder & Joy Can Support Goal Setting with Kellyn Legath
In this heartfelt episode, we explore the transformative idea of dedicating 2025 as a "love letter to yourself." This means nurturing, affirming, and showing up for yourself with love a…
142: When You Feel Unsupported in Your Goals
It can be hard to feel unsupported in your goals. Especially if you're someone who is traditionally very supportive of others. When I asked my audience of highly sensitive recovering pe…
141: New Year, New You: How to Create Change That Lasts
How Your Identity Shapes Your New Year’s Resolutions
Have you ever found yourself setting the same New Year’s resolutions year after year, only to fall back into old habits? It’s not jus…
140: Emotional Flashbacks: What They Mean and How to Move Forward
What emotional flashbacks are, how they can obscure your progress, and actionable strategies to ground yourself in the reality of your growth and resilience. Discover how to shift your …
139: The Two Types of People Pleasers: Why Saying No Feels Impossible
Do you struggle with saying no, even when it’s at your own expense? Today we’re diving into the hidden struggles of two types of people pleasers, their unique challenges, the emotional …
138: How to Stop Ruminating: Breaking Free from the Overthinking Cycle
Do you ever find yourself stuck in a cycle of overthinking, rehashing past conversations, or regretting decisions? You’re not alone. While rumination is common, it can lead to feelings …
137: Will They Ever Change? How to Know if you Should Stay or Go
Have you ever found yourself left wanting in a relationship, holding on to hope that someone will change, only to be disappointed when they don’t? If so, good news! There is a simple w…