A massive YES!!! I honestly don’t think I’ve ever felt so seen and understood by a book before… seriously, maybe ever. Meg Josephson's "Are You Mad at Me?: Healing the People-Pleasing Urge" felt like it was written just for me. If you're looking for self-help books that actually *get* you, and you struggle with people-pleasing tendencies, grab this one. It's a game-changer. A truly insightful read – a top-tier book review from me!

There's plenty of (great) literature out there on codependency, but this feels like the best kind of upgrade on that topic: a broader, more holistic approach to why we people-please and how we actually learn to stop. Thoughtful, confessional, wise, and compassionate, ARE YOU MAD AT ME?: Healing the People-Pleasing Urge by Meg Josephson is an exploration that is equal parts confronting and comforting, brutally honest and hopeful, practical and practicable when it comes to fawning, codependency, a...

LIFE CHANGING. A gentle yet powerful invitation to stop surviving and start being. "Are You Mad at Me?: Healing the People-Pleasing Urge" by Meg Josephson is not just a guide out of people-pleasing. It’s a roadmap out of the old places inside us where we were taught that our needs don’t matter. It’s brave, clear, compassionate, and deeply liberating. Josephson reframes the question so many of us carry: Why do I constantly worry about what others think? She introduces the concept of fawning, a ...

▹TL;DR Review: Seriously, don't wait until two days before it's due back at the library to start "Are You Mad at Me?: Healing the People-Pleasing Urge" by Meg Josephson. Trust me, you'll want time to really sit with these words. This book actually made me want to find a therapist again just so I could gush about how deeply it resonated with me. Looking for insightful self-help book reviews? Start here!▹My ⭐ Rating: ★★★★.5 out of 5▹Format: 📱 eReader ─────────────────────────○★○ What to Expect fr...

I'm almost speechless. If you're a people-pleaser, just read "Are You Mad at Me?: Healing the People-Pleasing Urge" by Meg Josephson, and brace yourself for the discomfort that comes with genuine healing. Seriously, one of the best self-help books I've read on the topic. A must-read for anyone looking to break free from people-pleasing!

★彡 4.5 stars 彡★ “I realized that my body wasn’t a coffin for my pain and unprocessed emotions. It was a vessel for my life” -ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈ Ah, would you look at that! A self-help book that actually helps the self.My experience with most books of this kind has been bitter, to say the least. Yes, I’m talking about the same books that, in the name of “advice giving” and “helping to heal” went:Question: Do you overthink?Answer: Overthinking = BAD. Don’t overthink.Question: You’re a people-pleaser?Answer...

Damn, reading *Are You Mad at Me?: Healing the People-Pleasing Urge* felt like someone reached right into my chest, gently untangled all those invisible threads of anxiety, and whispered, “YOU'RE NOT BROKEN, YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO FEEL SAFE!” I devoured this book in one sitting. If you've ever spent hours spiraling over a short text, if “did I do something wrong?” is a question that's constantly running through your head, or if you constantly overextend yourself to make sure everyone else is oka...

Meg Josephson explores people-pleasing, framing it not as a personality quirk but as a trauma response. She identifies it as fawning: the dread of provoking anger, the anxiety of being disliked, and the unease of establishing boundaries. She emphasizes that being 'nice' isn't synonymous with genuine compassion. If you're asked to do something you'd rather avoid, it's perfectly acceptable to decline, despite the ingrained urge to agree in order to 'be nice.' Compassion stems from genuine sensitiv...

A sacred text, truly. "Are You Mad at Me?: Healing the People-Pleasing Urge" instantly improved my life, and I know I’ll be coming back to Meg Josephson's insightful work time and time again. If you're looking for self-help books that actually make a difference, look no further.

I have never pre-ordered something this fast. Seriously, after hearing about Meg Josephson's "Are You Mad at Me?: Healing the People-Pleasing Urge", I clicked that pre-order button faster than you can say 'self-help'. As someone who identifies *way* too strongly with the people-pleasing urge, I'm already anticipating how much this book is going to resonate. I'm always on the lookout for insightful books on personal growth, and this one sounds like exactly what I need to finally break free from t...