Why People-Pleasers Stay Too Long in Unavailable Relationships:  Coaching with Kimmy

Why People-Pleasers Stay Too Long in Unavailable Relationships: Coaching with Kimmy

June 18, 2026 · 57 min

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Kimmy Seltzer coaches Mischael on the challenges of being a people pleaser in unavailable relationships.

Have you ever found yourself giving endlessly in relationships, hoping for change that never comes? Do you wonder why it's so hard to let go of someone who's not fully available or why you keep waiting for love to show up the way you deserve? In Episode 448 of The Charisma Quotient, "Why People-Pleasers Stay Too Long in Unavailable Relationships: Coaching with Kimmy" Kimmy does a heartfelt coaching session with Mischael, who shares her journey of navigating a two-year-long distance "situationship" as a people pleaser. In this episode, Kimmy unpacks the intersection between people pleasing, emotional attachment, and scarcity thinking, especially for those who see the best in others and find themselves waiting for someone else to change. Kimmy and Mischael explore how habits from childhood, past relationship experiences, and the lack of sexy confidence keep empathetic people stuck—and how to finally break free. You'll hear: The four main reasons "nice people" stay too long in unfulfilling relationships How people pleasing and confusing potential with reality keep you stuck Mischael's powerful story of a two-year "relationship" that never moved from fantasy to reality How childhood…

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