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Part 3: Beyond People Pleasing – Building a Conscious Relationship That Heals and Grows
with Shane & Wendy Adamson

💬 Episode Summary:
In the final installment of our 3-part People Pleasing Recovery Series, we welcome back Shane and Wendy Adamson — a couple who nearly walked away from their marriage, but chose healing, growth, and conscious love instead.

Wendy, a former people pleaser and daughter of a narcissist, and Shane, a seasoned therapist with over 30 years of experience, open up about the real work behind a thriving relationship. From boundary-setting and self-advocacy to the little daily rituals that build emotional intimacy (hello, Two-Minute Miracle 💞), they share the tools that helped transform their connection from codependent to interdependent.

We talk about:

• How trauma and ADHD impact relationships — and how to navigate them with compassion
• What it really takes to support your partner’s empowerment (even when it feels scary)
• How to respond when guilt and emotional manipulation show up
• The drama triangle — and how to step into maturity and healing love
• Why evolving as individuals strengthens the team, not weakens it
• Creating safe space to grow separately and together

If you've ever felt lost in a relationship or afraid that growing into your authentic self would threaten your connection… this conversation is your reminder:
✨ Love can grow deeper as you become more of yourself.

🔗 Connect with Shane & Wendy Adamson:

• Wendy Adamson Portraits
• Center for Marriage and Family – Shane Adamson
• Find out more about the Finding Peace Retreat & Hold Me Tight Couples Workshops

🛑 This is Part 3 of the People Pleasing Recovery Series
🎧 Haven’t listened to Part 1 and 2 yet? Start here:

• [Part 1: From People Pleaser to Empowered Woman – Wendy’s Story]
• [Part 2: Rewriting the Narrative – The Healing Journey Within the Relationship]

🔥 CTA (Call to Action):

If this episode moved you, share it with a friend who’s learning to let go of people pleasing and step into empowered love.

📲 Stay connected:

• Subscribe to the podcast
• Leave a review on Apple or Spotify — it helps more women find these healing conversations
• Join our EmpowerHer Community at www.anitasandoval.com for tools, retreats, and resources to support your journey

✨ Stay grounded. Stay growing. And keep having the conversations that set you free.

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From People Pleaser to Empowered Woman: Wendy’s Story of Healing & Growth
Series: Empowered & Unfiltered (Part 2 of 3)
Guest: Wendy Adamson | Luxury Portrait Photographer & Empowerment Advocate

Episode Description:
What happens when a daughter finally says, “I won’t sacrifice myself for your love anymore”?

In this raw and powerful conversation, Wendy Adamson opens up about growing up under the control of a narcissistic mother—and what it took to finally break free. From being groomed to take over a family foundation to being emotionally cut off and financially abandoned, Wendy’s story is one of reclamation, creativity, and courage.

We explore the cost of generational people-pleasing, how trauma warps identity, and the deep healing required to live life on your own terms. Today, Wendy empowers women 45+ to see their true beauty through luxury portraiture—and helps them reconnect with their authentic selves.

✨ Topics we explore:

• What it’s like growing up with a narcissistic parent
• Financial control, golden handcuffs & emotional manipulation
• Reclaiming identity after decades of people-pleasing
• Healing through creativity, portraiture, and self-worth
• Inner child work, boundaries, and becoming your own nurturer

🛑 If you've ever felt trapped by guilt, stuck in silence, or unsure who you are without others’ approval—this episode is for you.

🎧 Listen to Part 1 with Wendy’s husband, therapist Shane Adamson, and stay tuned for Part 3 as they return together to share their healing journey as a couple.

🌿 Ready to take the first step from people pleaser to empowered?
Join my free community + sign up to be notified about my next live masterclass:
👉 5 Days to Start Saying No: The First Step from People Pleaser to Empowered
https://www.anitasandoval.com/masterclass

🔗 Connect with Wendy:
Website: https://www.wendyadamsonportrait.com
Instagram: @wendyadamsonphotography

📌 Binge-worthy episodes to listen before or after this one:

• People Pleasing & Appeasing – Part 1: Why We Do It
• Setting Loving Limits Without Guilt – Part 3
• Unmasking Manipulators & Becoming a Woman Empowered
• Breaking Free from People Pleasing During the Holidays
• The 12 Steps to Reclaim Your Power and Stop People Pleasing

📲 Follow, subscribe, and share this episode if it speaks to your heart—and remember:

You were never meant to be their puppet. You were meant to shine. 💫

Website: www.anitasandoval.com

Instagram: anita_sandoval

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Empowered & Unfiltered: A 3-Part Series on Healing, Empowerment, and Real Connection
Guest: Shane Adamson, LCSW, CSAT, CCPS

What happens when a people pleaser finally decides she’s worthy of more?

In this honest and unfiltered conversation, I’m joined by therapist and relationship trauma specialist Shane Adamson, LCSW, , CSAT, CCPS to explore what really lies beneath the urge to overgive, over-accommodate, and lose yourself in relationships that never loved you back.

Together, we peel back the layers of people pleasing as a trauma response, the invisible weight of betrayal, and the impact of emotional neglect that keeps women stuck in cycles of unworthiness. Shane brings clinical insight and deep compassion to the conversation—and even shares his own healing journey and how it shaped his work with couples and betrayed partners.

This is the first episode in a powerful 3-part series where we explore what it means to come home to yourself after years of giving yourself away.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why people pleasers are drawn to emotionally unavailable or narcissistic partners
• The signs of betrayal trauma and how it hijacks your nervous system
• What “duty sex” reveals about emotional disconnection
• How guilt, family roles, and cultural expectations keep women stuck
• What the first signs of healing really look like—and how to get there

🛑 If you've ever asked, “Why do I always lose myself in love?”—this episode is for you.

🎧 Connect with Shane Adamson:
🌐 Website: cmfcdallas.com
📧 Email: shaneadamsonlcsw@gmail.com
🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shaneadamson
📸 Instagram: @shaneadamson
📘 Facebook: facebook.com/shane.adamson
▶️ YouTube: @SAdamsonLCSW

🎧 Binge-worthy episodes to listen before or after this one:
If you're new here, or want to dive deeper into people pleasing and self-worth, listen to these must-hear episodes:

• People Pleasing & Appeasing Part 1 – Why we do it and how it starts
• How to Stop Yourself from the Quick Reflex of Pleasing & Appeasing – Part 2
• How to Set Loving Limits Instead of People Pleasing – Part 3
• Unmasking Manipulators and Becoming a Woman Empowered
• Breaking Free from People Pleasing During the Holidays
• The 12 Steps to Reclaim Your Power and Stop People Pleasing

📌 Coming next in Part 2:
Wendy Adamson joins us to share her story of breaking generational cycles of narcissistic abuse, rediscovering her voice, and launching the Ageless & Empowered portrait campaign to celebrate women reclaiming their power at every age.

🌿 Ready to take the first step from people pleaser to empowered?
Join the free Women Empowered community + sign up for my upcoming live masterclass:
👉 “5 Days to Start S