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
97: The People Pleaser's Dilemma: Authenticity vs. Approval
Main Ideas: People Pleasing
- People pleasers often focus more on how others perceive them rather than their own feelings towards others.
- Insecurity is one reason people try to win over oth…
96: When Life Is Hard
When you're in overwhelm it's easy for the brain to go into overwhelm.
This week as I was experiencing my own overwhelm my mind wanted to say, "This bad day is going to last forever." I…
95: Celebrating Growth
Welcome back to Inner Work with MaryAnn Walker! We're celebrating Episode 95 today, and I've got some exciting updates and a special announcement.
- Celebrating Growth: Thank you to all ou…
94: Showing up consistently for yourself
As people pleasers, we are very good at showing up consistently for others. But we are less skilled when it comes to showing up consistently for ourselves.
Take some time today to ident…
93: Emotional Calm vs Emotional Charge
In this episode we discuss the differences between communicating from a place of emotional calm versus approaching conversations with heightened emotional charge.
Examples of Emotional…
Bonus: Leave it by the River: A Tale of Two Monks
Today I share the story of two monks. Both had taken a vow to not touch a woman, yet they found a woman in need of help crossing a river. The older and wiser monk carried her across. Th…
92: Truth Telling in Relationship
Are you telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth in your relationship?
Comment like:
"I don't like your boyfriend"
"You abandoned me at the party"
& "You are so incon…
91: Urgency vs Emergency
Do you struggle to say no? The desire to help comes from a good place. But sometimes, saying yes can lead to resentment or feeling taken for granted.
Learning to identify the difference…
90: Increasing Vitality by Stopping and Starting one Thing
Today's episode focuses on a simple yet powerful way to increase your personal vibration and zest for life. It's about identifying one thing to stop doing and one thing to start doing n…
89: What Are You Making it Mean About You?
Often times when we are triggered and find ourselves emotionally reactive, it's because we are making it mean something about us.
For example, maybe your friend didn't receive your expe…
88: Listening with Kellyn Legath
What helps you to feel heard? What causes you to feel unheard? And how can you deepen your level of listening to deepen your relationships?
This is exactly what I'm talking about wit…
87: The Power of a Minute
What could you do in a minute? And how could a minute change your life?
Maybe you're taking one minute to make that phone call you've been putting off.
Maybe you use your minute to do …
86: Saying "Yes" and Saying "No": The Law Of Opposites
Are you tired of constantly saying yes to others while neglecting your own needs? Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed and burnt out from always putting others first?
In today's fast…
85: Compassionate Curiosity
It is easy to assume that because someones experience or proximity is similar, that it is the same. Assuming sameness negatively impacts empathy and connection.
Work to be curiously com…
84: 7 Types of Rest
This week on the podcast, we're diving into the crucial topic of rest. Sometimes our need for rest goes beyond the physical. Identifying what our actual need is helps us to feel rested …
83: Morning Musings with MaryAnn
Introducing our new mini Monday episodes! Here, I'll be sharing some insightful mindfulness tips to help you enhance your self-awareness and receptivity.
This morning's musing revolves a…
82: When Someone Calls You Selfish
In today's episode, we're diving into a topic that hits close to home for many of us: the fear of being seen as selfish. It's a struggle we've all faced, especially those of us who genu…
81: Navigating Emotion as a Highly Sensitive Person
Are you someone who is highly sensitive to the emotions? Maybe you're highly sensitive when it comes to reading others microexpressions, tone, and body language. If so, it's highly like…
80: The True Cost of Tolerating Mistreatment
Why We Tolerate Mistreatment:
In this episode we explore three key reasons why people pleasers tolerate mistreatment: a tendency to think the best of others, the belief they can change p…
79: I'd Rather Be In Bed
Our brain often links discomfort with danger, making simple tasks like getting out of bed, stepping out of our comfort zone, or pursuing opportunities seem more daunting than they actua…