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
18: What if the Road You're on Leads You to Where You Are Going?
What if the road you're on leads you to where you are going? Do you like the current results of your actions? Or is it time to course correct?
Today we explore this idea through the st…
17: Bias in Life & The Courtroom
We all see the world through our own lens. And sometimes that lens is foggy or distorted, which can make it harder to see people and situations clearly.
Today we are going to talk about…
16: Triggers: An alarm that wakes us up for healing with Tami Gabbitas
My guests, Tami Gabbitas, defines a trigger as a disproportionate response to the present caused by an event in our past that we have not extended loving compassion towards.
In todays e…
15: Holiday Sale & Yes Meditation
If you are interested in my coaching bundle, purchase your bundle here! I am unsure when this will be available again, so reserve your seat now! I look forward to working with you!
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14: Holiday Manuals
Not only do we have a manual we carry around for how other people "should" show up for us, but we have a manual for what the holidays "should" look like too. And these holiday manuals a…
13: Lessons from “The Voice”
Daysia Reneau may have been eliminated from The Voice, but this is only the beginning for her! Not only does she have an amazing set of vocals on her, but her mindset is inspiring! In …
12: Feeling On Purpose
Feelings are a big deal! We write songs about them, we talk about them, we share them with others... We seek out them out! Feelings shape how we show up in the world. They are SO impor…
11: The Many Ways We Grieve
We all grieve differently. And that's OK. Whether you are grieving the end of a life, a relationship, or a situation, I hope you will find some peace in knowing that wherever you are at…
10: Seeing On Purpose
Our brain is ALWAYS working. And it WILL find what it’s looking for. One of the big jobs of being a human is to become the boss of our own brains and think on purpose.
For example, rat…
9: Parenting: Developing the Prefrontal Cortex
All of us want to raise children that are competent and capable. In order to do this we must help them to develop their prefrontal cortex. This can be done by helping to create a safe …
8: Feeling With A Witness
Sometimes we just need to feel with a witness. This is what coaching does for me. It is a safe space for me to feel my feelings and raise my self awareness around what it is I am thinki…
7: Consistency & Integrity
Integrity means your actions and your words match up. When you tell yourself you're going to do something, do you follow through?
When we take massive action by scheduling and follow t…
6: Boundaries vs Manuals
Are you setting a boundary line or a battle line?
Boundaries are not "You have to do this." That is a demand.
Rather, a true boundary is, "If you do that, then I will do this."
In this…
5: Manuals
We wouldn't consciously choose to make someone else 100% responsible for our emotional state. But when we are acting through emotional childhood, we are doing exactly that. We are makin…
4: Death By 1,000 Cuts
Often times someone says or does something one time. One singular incident. And once it’s over, we choose to replay that event in our head over and over and over again. Maybe we are in…
3: Why You Are Stuck
Are you feeling stuck? Maybe you've tried to create change, but keep ending up with the same result. Whether you’re wanting to increase connection in your marriage, decrease your weig…
2: You Are Not For Everyone. And That's OK!
Did you know not everyone likes chocolate chip cookies? And that's ok!
Just like with cookies, if someone doesn't like you, it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you or with th…
1: Facts vs Stories
Too often we assume that our story or personal opinions ARE the facts! But this isn't necessarily true! Believing our own stories can prevent us from seeing a situation more clearly …