What is "fawning" and how can it hurt your career?
Fawning is a trauma-driven survival response that prioritizes others' approval and safety by mirroring and self-suppression when fight or flight are unavailable.
Why people-pleasing happens and how to stop doing it
People-pleasing is a trauma-driven fawning response that causes exhaustion and loss of self; healing requires focusing less on others to rediscover personal needs and identity.