Eager to Please Podcast

Jessica Lattif, founder of "Not Working in Tech" joins us for an in-depth discussion on beating burnout.

After spending years as a tech professional, she is no stranger to how corporate culture fosters burnout and people pleasing. Her personal struggles with health issues has given her a new purpose to help others understand that your job should never cost you your health.

Feeling underappreciated and overworked but don't know how ...

Divorce is one of the most financially devastating and emotionally taxing life experiences one can experience.  Yet most people enter it wildly unprepared, relying on fear, misinformation, or advice from friends who “went through it" before.

So the question becomes, is keeping the peace in divorce costing women more that just money?  Joining us in this episode is Melissa Murphy Pavone, CFP® and CDFA® who watched as ...

We talk a lot about how we as adults are "eager to please", but have we stopped to think about how our children are learning these behaviors whether it's from us or the world around them? How do we help them navigate all these pressures if we struggle with it ourselves?

Joining us for an incredibly insightful conversation on "are we raising our kids to be eager to please adults?" is bestselling author and youth development expert, ...

When we think of therapy, we picture this: a person sitting on a couch talking to a therapist sitting directly across from them; and often times that conversation is "filtered" for fear of being judged, disliked, or even shamed.  

Joining us for this episode is Erin Snow, transformative listening strategist, who shares her journey from legal advocacy work to founding the Unmuted Room (formerly Seacoast Listening Lounge), ...

Grief isn’t just about losing loved ones; it can also stem from losing your identity in the process of people pleasing. Many of us don’t realize the toll it takes until we’re deep in it.

If you feel like you’re bending over backwards to meet others’ expectations, you’re not alone. Recognizing this grief is the first step to reclaiming your identity. Joining us to talk about the grief around peopl...

Joining us for this episode is author and debut memoirist, Heather Sweeney.  She shares her experience as the "ideal" military spouse and the struggles she faced as a stay-at-home mom - being adaptable, self-sufficient, undemanding, and perpetually appreciative, which she chronicled in her memoir Camouflage and other notable publications (New York Times and the Washington Post to name a few!).

Her husband’s career always...

In this episode of the Eager to Please Podcast, I sit down with writer and editor Cindy DiTiberio about her journey through motherhood, marriage, and divorce.

Cindy shares her experiences as a writer and how the pandemic prompted her to reevaluate her life. We discuss the challenges women face in balancing family responsibilities, the importance of female community, and the need to redefine success in relationships. 

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In this episode of the Eager to Please podcast, I'm joined by Jenny Dreizen, COO of Fresh Starts Registry as we dive into the complexities of worthiness, people-pleasing, and the impact it has on one's self-esteem.

We discuss the importance of self-acceptance and she shares her personal journey and insights of breaking free from the need to earn worthiness by embracing joy in life, emphasizing that everyone is allowed to explore t...

Joining me for another episode on learning to love yourself is Oona Metz, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Group Psychotherapist who launches her Essential Divorce Guide for Woman, called Unhitched, in January 2026.

Her book is a compassionate and practical resource meant to help women in all stages of the divorce process navigate the messy waters by way of vignettes interspersed with practice e...

Have you ever felt stuck and wondered if something was missing from your life? Have you ever longed for more emotional intimacy with your partner? Joining us for a fascinating discussion on the price we pay for not knowing how to have the right conversations is Colette Jane Fehr, a licensed psychotherapist, specializing in couples’ therapy, and a nationally recognized relationship expert who has has been featured in The ...

One of the most uncomfortable conversations we have is a loving one with ourselves.  It feels unnatural - almost a foreign concept - because we've been programmed that it's could be viewed as self-centered, arrogant or even narcissistic.  We would never talk to a stranger or good friend the way we sometimes talk to ourselves. So why is that?

Joining us for this episode is life transition coach, Kelli Sedwick-Drummond who ...

As humans, one of the heaviest burdens we carry around with us is resentment. This silent but deadly emotion begins as a small seedling that we continue to brush off until it snowballs into a gigantic storm that hits hard and often spares no one.

Join me in this episode as I share some personal experiences of how resentment has affected me personally. I'm willing to bet there's something in here that resonates with you, too.

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Anger and resentful are normal feelings for any of us to have. It’s when we get stuck in these emotions that it turns into a dangerous place to live. When we feel anger or resentment it’s our body’s way of signaling "hey, pay attention to me!" 

That's what this song, Welcome Home, encapsulates.  The desire to feel seen when you're the one at home doing the day-to-day heavy lifting.  A little gratitu...