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30-Day People-Pleasing Shadow Work Journal
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30-Day People-Pleasing Shadow Work Journal

A fiercely honest Shadow Work Journal that challenges you to stop chasing validation, break your exhausting people-pleasing patterns, and reclaim the freedom to be unapologetically yourself.

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Ryan Puusaari
Jul 19, 2025
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You’re a Chameleon.

And It's Exhausting.

You say you want authenticity.
But you change your colors to fit the room.

You say you crave real connections.
But your needs vanish the moment someone else’s appear.

You want freedom.
But you’re imprisoned by one relentless thought:

“What will they think of me?”


Ever Wondered Why You’re So Easy to Lose?

Maybe the reason you can’t say “no” is because you’re terrified of losing their approval.
Maybe you swallow your truth to keep everyone comfortable, everyone but yourself.

Maybe you’ve thought quietly, in the dark:

"Why am I always last on my own list?"


People Pleasing Isn’t Your Personality.

It’s Your Protection.

At some point, this became survival.
You learned that to be loved, you had to be easy. Agreeable. Quiet.

Invisible.

You perfected the art of smiling through resentment, nodding when you wanted to scream, and becoming whoever you needed to be just to avoid rejection.

It worked.

But now it’s costing you everything.


You’re Not Broken. You’re Hidden.

This isn’t a flaw; it’s armor.
But armor gets heavy.

If you keep carrying this shield, eventually it crushes you.
You lose yourself piece by piece, day by day, until one morning you can’t even recognize who’s staring back at you.

And that loop never stops spinning.


This Isn’t a Journal.

It’s a Crowbar.

The 30-Day People Pleasing Shadow Work Journal isn’t here to soothe or comfort.

It’s here to pry open the truth.

This isn’t bubble-bath healing.
It’s a mirror that reflects what you hide, ignore, and silence.

It’s pages you can fill with raw honesty. Where your resentment, anger, fear, and truth finally breathe.


What’s Inside:

  • 🖤 30 fiercely honest prompts designed to confront your deepest pleasing patterns

  • 🗝️ Deep reflections on approval-seeking, boundary-setting, resentment, and self-betrayal

  • 📖 Full-page spaces dedicated to raw truth-telling and unfiltered reflection

  • 📥 Instant downloadable PDF, no fluff, no delays, no excuses

  • ⏱️ Use daily or whenever the pleasing pattern emerges; it’s your ally in real-time honesty


This Is For You If...

  • You say “yes” even when your heart screams “no”

  • You fear disappointing people more than losing yourself

  • Your life feels like it belongs to everyone but you

  • You’re tired of pretending you’re fine with crumbs when you want the whole damn cake


Ignoring This Work Is Easy.

Living With the Consequences Isn’t.

Avoiding this means choosing a lifetime of quiet resentment, hidden anger, and the slow suffocation of your own desires.

  • Boundaries remain blurry

  • Your relationships stay superficial

  • The real you stays buried beneath smiles and apologies

It’s harsh but it’s honest.

This journal won’t magically fix you.
It won’t pretend the work is pretty.

But it will show you exactly what you need to face and that changes everything.


Download. Print. Get Real.

No timeline.
No audience.
No performance.

Just you, your truth, and the courage to finally stop pretending.


🔒 This Journal Is Available for Paid Subscribers Only

The 30-Day People Pleasing Shadow Work Journal (PDF) is available immediately below for paid members of Shadow Thoughts.

If you’re already subscribed, your download is waiting at the bottom of this page.

If you’re not yet a paid subscriber but you’re ready to do deeper, honest inner work:


🌘 This Isn’t Surface-Level Healing

At Shadow Thoughts, I create tools for the brave, those who know true healing requires uncomfortable honesty.

I write for adults doing genuine inner work.

No fluff. No platitudes. Just real, honest reflection.

Inside the paid community, you’ll find:

  • 📚 Instant access to exclusive shadow work journals (like this one)

  • 🔐 Personal reflections and resources I don’t share elsewhere

  • 🖊️ Tools that respect your intelligence, courage, and real-life struggles

  • 🗃️ Unlimited access to every deep-healing workbook, guide, and reflection I release

If you crave honesty over comfort, you belong here.

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