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Podcast: Chaos to Connection: Boundaries and Breakthroughs for Cycle-Breaking Women
Episode: 267. “Santa’s Watching” and the Approval Trap
Description: In this episode, I explore how approval-seeking (often calledpeople-pleasing) gets wired into our internal system—and how we unknowingly pass it on to our children.From subtle threats and rewards to holiday pressure around Santa, Christmas, and “being good,” let’s unpack how approval becomes a stand-in for safety and connection.Rather than focusing on how to get children to behave, this conversation invites curiosity.In This Episode, You’ll Hear About:*How approval-seeking gets wired into the nervous system as a survival strategy*Why “being good” becomes tied to safety, lov...