Are Poor Boundaries Sabotaging Your Relationships?
Discover why chronic people-pleasing hurts you more than it helps you.
How often do you catch yourself holding back from sharing your true thoughts out of fear that you’ll upset someone else?
Would you rather put up with the discomfort from your partner’s behaviour than clearly asking for what you want?
Do you feel resentment for people who don’t respect your boundaries – even though you never set those boundaries to begin with?
If that sounds like you, you can break the cycle with my $30 masterclass on :
March 15th at 4pm PST
From Fawning to Secure Boundaries: How to Elegantly Advocate for Yourself in Relationships
Hosted By
Dr. Nima Rahmany
Understanding Fawning and How it Kills Healthy Boundaries
You’ve likely heard of fight, flight, and freeze as responses to stress and trauma. But there’s one more: the Fawn Response, also known as "Fawning."
Fawning manifests as excessive people-pleasing, leading people to prioritize others' needs over their own, even to their detriment. It's a pattern of behavior deeply rooted in trauma bonding, where individuals form unhealthy attachments due to past experiences.
Hosted By
Dr. Nima Rahmany
This causes you to establish poor boundaries in every aspect of your life:
In professional settings, you may take on more responsibilities than you can handle.
In the end, you find yourself resenting people who break your boundaries – even if you never verbally established your boundaries to begin with.
When you constantly put your needs aside to appease others, you're going to burnout and develop a serious lack of self-esteem. You might even convince yourself that your boundaries are “less important” than pleasing the people around you. You may not even realise you need boundaries.
March 15th at 4pm PST
Why Poor Boundaries are More Destructive than You Think
It’s easy to believe it’s normal and even harmless to let your boundaries slip every once in a while. After all, what’s so bad about keeping people happy?
But keeping people happy is Fawning, and Fawning is rooted in the fear of what might happen. What will other people think or do? What if you share your authentic thoughts and feelings? Failing to set boundaries is not out of the goodness of your heart, it’s because you’re living in fear of conflict.
There is a feeling of constriction held in the body when we Fawn. Living in that state of constant threat can have dire physical and psychological implications.
Self-abandonment. Fawning is the sacrifice of our own comfort for the sake of others. When you consistently abandon your own needs, you lose your sense of self.
Resentment and bitterness. Every time you put up with bad behaviour, you’re suppressing your own anger and frustration. And when we can’t express those feelings openly, we turn them inward towards ourselves.
Angry outbursts. Most people who Fawn find themselves inevitably reaching a boiling point. This often manifests as a sudden lashing out, and is usually an extreme overreaction.
Anxiety and depression. If you’re living with the fear of being rejected, chastised, and hated by the people around you, you can’t bury those feelings forever. If you don’t find a way to express yourself and set boundaries, your constant state of stress can lead to severe psychological disorders.
Social isolation. People who constantly struggle with healthy boundaries find that the only way to feel truly comfortable and anxiety-free is to avoid social situations altogether.
Physiological conditions. It’s crucial to understand people-pleasing as a rejection of what the body is telling you. When you force your body to internalize and compound that stress, it leads to physical constriction and inflammation. In the long term, this can result in autoimmune, digestive, thyroid, and reproductive disorders.
Breaking Free from the Cycle
Recognizing the effects of poor boundaries is the first step towards change. By attending my masterclass, you will gain valuable insights and tools to break free from the cycle of trauma bonding . We will discuss:
How to differentiate between healthy empathy and detrimental people-pleasing.
Identifying when you or others are engaging in fawning behaviors.
Why setting firm boundaries is HEALTHY for your relationships, and NOT a burden on the people around you.
With these newfound skills, you can transform your relationships and reclaim your sense of self , and:
Navigate conflicts calmly and assertively.
Overcome low self-esteem, burnout, and resentment associated with fawning.
Cultivate authentic, fulfilling connections with loved ones.
Feel empowered to express your needs and desires without guilt or fear.
Don’t let poor boundaries dictate the course of your relationships any longer.
From Fawning to Secure Boundaries: How to Elegantly Advocate for Yourself in Relationships
March 15th at 4pm PST













