How to Stop Managing Other People’s Reactions and Feel Safer Inside | Episode 356

Podcast: Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery · Barb Nangle

Opublikowano: 2026-06-15

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode 356 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m exploring a core insight that sits underneath so much of my work: you cannot create internal safety by focusing externally. Many people spend enormous amounts of energy trying to feel safe by managing other people’s perceptions, reactions, emotions, and approval. But no matter how hard we try, external circumstances can never reliably provide the sense of security we’re actually seeking. This episode looks at what happens when we stop trying to create safety through people-pleasing, image manageme...