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From People-Pleasing to Purpose-Driven: Breaking Love Addiction Patterns to Build Authentic Leadership and Self-Worth with Britt Frank, LCSW

Through purpose-driven, self-honoring choices, we can reclaim our autonomy and replace old love addiction patterns with the self-love we truly crave and deserve. Empowering ourselves with the gift of a solid foundation, we build a life that’s defined by our own rules, not someone else’s.

To unsheath the sword that slays people-pleasing and love addiction patterns, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with Britt Frank, a clinician, speaker, and trauma specialist, and the author of The Science of Stuck.

Britt describes a powerful approach to taming the inner critic and ending the cycle of people-pleasing. She shares strategies from her corporate work to describe the purpose-driven process of gaining authentic leadership over doubt about our self-worth.

Original Air Date Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Meet Our Guest:

BRITT FRANK, MSW, LSCSW, SEP, is a clinician, speaker, and trauma specialist, and the author of The Science of Stuck. She received her BA from Duke University and her MSW from the University of Kansas, where she is an award-winning adjunct professor. Frank speaks and writes widely about emotional wellness and healing. Her work has been featured by NPR, The New York Times, Forbes, Esquire, New York Magazine, and the Society for Human Resource Management.

Book: Align Your Mind: Tame Your Inner Critic and Make Peace with Your Shadow Using the Power of Parts Work

Britt Frank, LCSW—Purpose-Driven People-Pleasing:

Love addiction patterns defined. {2:52}
Humans crave power in the absence of love. {6:15}
Self-worth is gained by befriending our inner critic. {14:08}
Interventions to curb anger and its effects. {22:58}
Authentic self-leadership is the antidote to love addiction patterns. {27:04}

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