Learning to fawn is especially necessary in certain childhood and adolescent dynamics where fawning is learned not just in society but within the four walls of a home that should have been a refuge, a place to put down the armor. Most people pleasers were “parent pleasers” first. The following are some client stories that explore common dynamics in which fawning is learned and the roles that each client learned to play as a child and continues to play as an adult. You may see yourself in one of these vignettes, or maybe a nugget from each will resonate with you. There’s no one-size-fits-all
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