How much of ourselves are we willing to sacrifice in order to please others? Where is the line between "service work" and "people pleasing?" How can we learn to say "no" in a loving and non-threatening way?

This week's episode is about people pleasing. It can have drastic consequences and extreme repercussions yet for many of us, it's a way for us to get validation. In some cases, it can lead us down a dark path and cost us that which we hold most precious: our integrity, morals, and values.

Our warstory this week is from Alex who knows just how much "people pleasing" cost. Though he managed to lose himself in basketball in his youth, when an injury had him warming the bench, he began to fall in with the rough crowd of peers in Los Angeles and became immersed in the drug scene. Living life this way eventually cost him his freedom and he spent some time behind bars. Tune in to hear what it finally took for him to take his life back and begin surrendering to a solution that has him free of drugs and alcohol.

Thank you Alex for sharing your story!

Follow Alex on Instagram @ingramalexfit for more great inspiration!

RESOURCES
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
https://aa-intergroup.org/

Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
https://virtual-na.org/

Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/

Refuge Recovery website
https://refugerecovery.org/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
https://www.thehotline.org/

National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/

Al-Anon information (support for families)
https://al-anon.org/

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