The People-Pleasing Bitch

How to Stop Abandoning Yourself to Keep Everyone Else Happy (The Regulated Woman Series, Book 3)

De: Gwen Taylor

Narrado por: L.B. Neibaur

Feel like you've spent so much time taking care of everyone else that you've slowly disappeared from your own life?

The People-Pleasing Bitch is a straightforward, relatable guide for women who are exhausted from constantly saying yes, avoiding conflict, and putting everyone else's needs ahead of their own. If you're stuck in people-pleasing, guilt, overthinking, approval-seeking, and difficulty setting boundaries, this book helps you understand why self-abandonment happens and how to stop leaving yourself out of your own life.

This isn't about becoming selfish.

It's about learning how to care deeply about others without abandoning yourself in the process.

If you've spent years worrying about disappointing people, overexplaining your decisions, or feeling responsible for everyone else's emotions, this honest, practical guide gives you clear tools to break the habit of self-abandonment—without becoming someone you're not.

Inside you'll learn how to:

• Recognize the hidden patterns of people-pleasing and self-abandonment
• Stop feeling responsible for other people's emotions and reactions
• Set healthy boundaries without drowning in guilt or overexplaining yourself
• Learn to disappoint people without feeling like you're doing something wrong
• Create a life that includes you while staying connected to the people you love

You'll also hear real stories from women who stopped disappearing inside their relationships and started choosing themselves again—plus access to a free companion workbook to help you apply the tools.

If you say yes when you really want to say no...

If other people's disappointment feels like your responsibility...

If you're tired of leaving yourself out of your own life...

This book is for you.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2026 Gwen Taylor (P)2026 Gwen Taylor

A Refreshingly Direct Take on People-Pleasing

I appreciated that the message isn’t about becoming selfish or suddenly cutting people off. Instead, it focuses on recognizing when caring for others has turned into constantly ignoring your own needs, boundaries, and feelings. The sections on guilt, overexplaining, fear of disappointing people, and feeling responsible for everyone else’s reactions make the topic feel very relatable. I also liked the practical focus on learning to say no and tolerate someone else’s disappointment without automatically assuming you’ve done something wrong. A supportive listen for women who are tired of approval-seeking and want to build healthier boundaries while still remaining caring and connected to the people in their lives.

Learning What Should Come First

It's surprisingly easy to put responsibilities, being dependable, and worrying about what other people will think ahead of your own needs. I've watched my wife struggle with this in her career. She worried that taking time for herself might lead to being reprimanded or affect a future performance review, so she would power through breaks and sometimes risk missing important moments involving our kids. Over time, always trying to be the reliable person can come at a cost, especially when your health and family are the things being pushed aside.

The People-Pleasing Bitch offers a different way to think about boundaries. Protecting yourself doesn't mean becoming irresponsible or giving up your career goals. It means learning where to draw reasonable lines while still being professional and dependable. One message that really connected with us is recognizing what can and cannot be replaced. No matter how valuable you are at work, an employer can eventually replace you. Your health isn't replaceable, your family isn't replaceable, and some special moments only happen once. This is a freeing listen for women who have fallen into the pattern of taking care of everyone and everything while consistently putting themselves last.

Gain the courage

I liked the book's deep dive into the hidden mechanics of self-abandonment, which helps you recognize the moments when you were carrying emotional responsibilities that never belonged to you in the first place. The practical strategies for setting firm boundaries without drowning in remorse or feeling compelled to justify every decision give you the courage to finally disappoint people without panicking.

Learning to say no

I've spent far too many years saying yes when I really wanted to say no, so this audiobook felt like it was speaking directly to me. It helped me recognize habits I didn't even realize I had and offered practical ways to start setting healthier boundaries without feeling guilty. The advice is honest, relatable, and easy to put into practice. The narrator was engaging, and I finished the audiobook feeling like I was finally giving myself permission to matter too.

Targeted to Women, Useful for All

Gwen Taylor's "The People-Pleasing Bitch" is targeted to women, but it's really useful for all the people pleasers out there. I myself have fallen into some of the behavioral habits described in this guide, and they are draining and limiting: always feeling like you're putting others before yourself, sacrificing your own dreams and goals and priorities to avoid not disappointing or displeasing anybody, and on and on.

If you're with a partner who knows the way you're wired, you're open to being manipulated or abused, and at best you're going to walk around feeling tired and miserable all the time. Gwen's guide is a godsend to offer practical, immediately helpful information on how to reclaim ownership of your life and set healthy boundaries. Highly Recommend!