Masks Off: Inner Freedom For People-Pleasers and Perfectionists

A podcast for people pleasers and perfectionists ready to drop the masks. Kim Gross shares simple tools to calm the inner critic, set boundaries, and live with confidence, clarity, and inner freedom. www.kimgrosscoaching.com

Masks Off: Inner Freedom For People-Pleasers and Perfectionists is a education podcast hosted by Kim Gross, with 348 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kim Gross hosts Masks Off: Inner Freedom For People-Pleasers and Perfectionists, a education show with 348 episodes published.

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  Masks Off: Inner Freedom For People-Pleasers and Perfectionists

  Healing The Fear That Makes You Disappear

  Aug 20, 202649 min

  Have you ever wondered why you keep people-pleasing, over-explaining, fixing, accommodating, or staying silent—even when you know you’re abandoning yourself? Awareness isn’t always enough to change the pattern because underneath self-abandonment is often something much deeper: fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of conflict. Fear of disappointing someone. Fear of being “too much.” Fear that if you stop being who someone needs you to be, you might lose the relationship altogether. In this episode of Masks Off , Kim explores why losing ourselves can actually feel safer than remaining fully ourselves in relationship—and why healing isn’t about becoming fearless. You’ll learn how to recognize the fear underneath your people-pleasing, understand the role of your Inner Controller, and begin practicing something different: staying connected to yourself even when someone else is uncomfortable. Because freedom doesn’t mean you stop caring what people think. It means their reaction no longer determines whether you leave yourself. Connect with Kim (the host): New Book: https://www.kimgrosscoaching.com/free-to-be.php TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimgrosscoaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimgrosscoaching/ Website: www.kimgrosscoaching.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.gross.104 Facebook Masks Off Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/masksoffcommunity YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCaWJfO7ZFd4aYBX3e-clj9Q Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Et9BMqdFriIQ9bUxcfQeg Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masks-off/id1513846583 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Unmasked Newsletter: http://subscribepage.io/masksoffnewsletter People-Pleasing Quiz: https://www.kimgrosscoaching.com/quiz.php

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  When Caring Becomes Control: The Hidden Ways We Lose Ourselves

  Aug 13, 202651 min

  What happens when caring about someone becomes fixing them, worrying about them, rescuing them—or feeling responsible for how their life turns out? In this episode of Masks Off: Inner Freedom for People Pleasers and Perfectionists, I explore enmeshment and the subtle ways we can lose ourselves by becoming overly focused on the people we love. I share how this pattern has shown up in my own relationships with my children through fixing, worrying, rescuing, and trying to prevent difficult outcomes. We’ll talk about: What enmeshment actually looks like Why fixing, worrying, and rescuing can feel like love How the Inner Controller fuels over-involvement The difference between support and rescue Why being needed can become part of our identity How to separate what belongs to us from what belongs to someone else How to remain connected without abandoning yourself Healing enmeshment does not mean becoming detached or loving someone less. It means learning: I can care about you without carrying you.I can support you without controlling you.I can remain connected to you without disconnecting from myself. Because becoming free to be your true self also means allowing the people you love to be free to live their own lives. Connect with Kim (the host): New Book: https://www.kimgrosscoaching.com/free-to-be.php TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimgrosscoaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimgrosscoaching/ Website: www.kimgrosscoaching.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.gross.104 Facebook Masks Off Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/masksoffcommunity YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCaWJfO7ZFd4aYBX3e-clj9Q Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Et9BMqdFriIQ9bUxcfQeg Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masks-off/id1513846583 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Unmasked Newsletter: http://subscribepage.io/masksoffnewsletter People-Pleasing Quiz: https://www.kimgrosscoaching.com/quiz.php

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  “Whatever You Want Is Fine”: The Hidden Way You Lose Yourself

  Aug 6, 202649 min

  How many times have you said, “Whatever you want is fine,” when it was not actually fine? Losing yourself in a relationship rarely happens through one dramatic act of self-betrayal. It happens through small moments when you silence an opinion, minimize a feeling, ignore a need, or become responsible for someone else’s happiness. You may believe you are being flexible, loving, or easygoing. But over time, these seemingly harmless choices can leave you feeling invisible, resentful, and unsure of who you are outside the relationship. In this episode of Masks Off: Inner Freedom for People Pleasers and Perfectionists, Kim explores: The subtle signs of self-abandonment Why people pleasers become highly attuned to other people’s reactions The difference between compromise and disappearing How childhood relationship patterns follow us into adulthood Why the Inner Controller believes it must manage connection How to begin hearing your own truth again One small practice for staying connected to yourself You do not need to stop caring about other people. You are learning that loving someone does not require leaving yourself behind. Connect with Kim (the host): New Book: https://www.kimgrosscoaching.com/free-to-be.php TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimgrosscoaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimgrosscoaching/ Website: www.kimgrosscoaching.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.gross.104 Facebook Masks Off Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/masksoffcommunity YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCaWJfO7ZFd4aYBX3e-clj9Q Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Et9BMqdFriIQ9bUxcfQeg Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masks-off/id1513846583 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Unmasked Newsletter: http://subscribepage.io/masksoffnewsletter People-Pleasing Quiz: https://www.kimgrosscoaching.com/quiz.php

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  Real and Unfiltered: The Freedom to Be Your True Self

  Jul 30, 202650 min

  What would change if you no longer had to perform for love, approval, or belonging? In this episode of Masks Off: Inner Freedom for People Pleasers and Perfectionists, Kim explores what it really means to be real and unfiltered. Authenticity is not about saying everything we think or sharing every vulnerable part of ourselves with everyone. It is about allowing our outer lives to reflect what is true inside us. Kim examines the masks we wear to avoid judgment and rejection, including the agreeable mask, the perfection mask, the strong mask, the caretaker mask, and the easygoing mask. Although these masks once helped us feel safe and accepted, they can eventually leave us disconnected from ourselves and lonely within our relationships. This episode also introduces the August theme: why we lose ourselves in relationships and how the fear of rejection causes us to silence our needs, override our feelings, and shape-shift into the person we believe others want. The path back begins with the third step of Kim’s five-step POWER Pathway: Willingness to Feel and Heal. We do not become authentic by eliminating the fear of rejection. We become authentic by learning that we can feel rejection without rejecting ourselves. KEY TAKEAWAYS Why authenticity often feels emotionally dangerous How fear of judgment causes us to perform and self-edit The difference between healthy discernment and hiding behind a mask Why being accepted as a false version of ourselves can still feel lonely How we gradually lose ourselves in relationships Why willingness to feel difficult emotions is essential to freedom How to practice small acts of authenticity without forcing confrontation Why freedom is not universal approval but unwavering self-connection Connect with Kim (the host): New Book: https://www.kimgrosscoaching.com/free-to-be.php TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kimgrosscoaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimgrosscoaching/ Website: www.kimgrosscoaching.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.gross.104 Facebook Masks Off Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/masksoffcommunity YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCaWJfO7ZFd4aYBX3e-clj9Q Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Et9BMqdFriIQ9bUxcfQeg Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masks-off/id1513846583 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Unmasked Newsletter: http://subscribepage.io/masksoffnewsletter People-Pleasing Quiz: https://www.kimgrosscoaching.com/quiz.php

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  When You Have Done Everything and Still Feel Powerless

  Jul 23, 202634 min

  What happens when you have done everything you can—and you still cannot get the outcome you want? In this episode of Masks Off: Inner Freedom for People Pleasers and Perfectionists, Kim Gross explores what happens when the Inner Controller can no longer fix, manage, or force life into the shape we believe we need in order to feel safe. Kim shares openly about struggling with body image, changes in her weight, ongoing health concerns, emotional eating, and the powerlessness she feels when her adult children make choices that are outside of her control. When the outcome we want feels threatened, the Inner Controller often works even harder. We may obsess, research, monitor, advise, pressure, restrict, overeat, criticize ourselves, or mentally rehearse every possible scenario. These behaviors may look like responsibility or problem-solving, but underneath them are often fear, sadness, shame, uncertainty, and grief. This episode is not about pretending you do not care or forcing yourself to “just let go.” It is about learning how to stay present with yourself when life does not cooperate. In this episode, you will learn: Why your Inner Controller becomes more intense when you feel powerless The emotions hiding beneath your need to control an outcome Why trying harder may be making you more exhausted How control can show up around health, body image, food, relationships, and adult children Why surrender is not the same as giving up How to separate grounded action from fear-driven control What it means to become the wise, compassionate adult your younger self needs How to stop abandoning yourself when you cannot guarantee the outcome You may not be able to control what your body does, what another person chooses, or how the future unfolds. But you can become the person who stays with yourself through the uncertainty.

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