So often women identify as people pleasers - “uch I’m such an empath and I just want to make people happy!” To these people I reply, No. These are not mutually exclusive. You were raised to feel this way. There is a world in which people feel compassion for others and do not feel fear, guilt, or obligation to intervene or change another's state. That impulsive need to please them so that you yourself can calm down is a result of your lack of boundaries. The lack of boundarie