Boundaries, Belonging & Becoming - by Sara Nied

Why You Feel Like You Have to Earn Love (And How to Stop Performing for It)

by: Sara Nied, LMHCPublished on: 24/09/2026

Feel like you have to earn love by being useful or perfect? A Bellevue, WA therapist on where the pattern comes from and how to stop performing.

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Why You Feel Like You Have to Earn Love (And How to Stop Performing for It)

The Fawn Response: Why You Say Yes When You Mean No

by: Sara Nied, LMHCPublished on: 10/08/2026

Why people-pleasing and appeasing others may be a trauma response — and how nervous-system-informed therapy helps you find your voice again.

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The Fawn Response: Why You Say Yes When You Mean No