What if I told you that being being a people pleaser might be the very thing holding you back from feeling free, worthy, and at peace in your own life?

This episode is for the high-achieving, childless woman who is tired of over-functioning, over-giving, and still never feeling like enough. If you find yourself wondering…

• “Am I being selfish?”
• “Do people think I have it too easy?”
• “Should I be doing more?”

…then you are going to resonate with this conversation.

Here's a big truth we unpack: People-pleasing isn’t kindness—it’s self-abandonment dressed up in likability.

In this potent and soul-shifting episode, you’ll uncover:

✅ The 7 sneaky signs you’re still trying to prove you’re “a good woman” (even without kids)
✅ Why you overcompensate to be seen as worthy
✅ How internalized patriarchy and pronatalism quietly shape your people-pleasing
✅ The real cost of performing instead of being
✅ Small but powerful steps to reclaim your time, your truth, and your peace

This is your permission slip to stop performing and start living.

If you’re often called “so nice,” but secretly feel invisible or exhausted—this one’s for you.

👉 Plus: We’re opening the FINAL round of Women of Worth™, the deep transformation experience for childless women ready to stop people-pleasing and start living for themselves. Only 10 spots. Once it’s full, it’s gone.

📩 Ready to apply? Email sheri@sherijohnson.ca with the subject line: “I’m ready for more.”

Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca

You don’t have kids, but somehow you’re still hustling to prove you're a good woman. Why?
We live in a world that glorifies selflessness—and if you're not a mother, the pressure to perform it in other ways is real.

This episode is a wake-up call to the invisible ways you're trying to prove your worth by over-giving.

✨ What if everything you've been taught about what makes a woman “good” is actually a trap?

I'm pulling back the curtain on a cultural myth that affects millions of women—especially those without children:
👉 The belief that your worth lies in how much you sacrifice.

For moms, their worth is often tied to how much they sacrifice for their children.

And what happens when a woman doesn’t have children?
🔹 She sacrifices in other ways

🔹People still (either consciously or subconsciously) label her as "selfish"

🔹 And that label silently drives perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnout

You’ll hear:

• A personal story that cracked open the invisible pressure to “earn” our place in the world
• How both mothers and non-mothers are gaslit by impossible double standards
• The hidden cost of trying to “make up” for not having kids
• And how to reclaim your worth—without guilt, without apology

🔥 You’ll Learn:

• The real reason high-achieving women without kids overcommit and overgive
• How patriarchy + pronatalism are behind the myth of the “ideal woman”
• Why even your most “empowered” choices may be driven by fear of being seen as selfish
• A reframe that will change how you say yes and no forever

If you’ve ever wrestled with guilt for honouring your own needs, if you’ve bent over backwards to seem “selfless,” - this episode is your permission slip.

Ready to reclaim your life without apology?
Tune in!

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Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca

Most women think that if they just knew what to say to set a boundary, aka say "no", they will start doing it. That's actually what's keeping them from getting time back for what they really want.

The media conversations about setting boundaries are reinforcing this belief, and missing a critical piece that is stopping women from setting them.

First, they tell you that you should set better boundaries. That's not helpful because most women already know they should, but either think it's unrealistic or have been unable to do so.

The information out there also tends to be about the practical side of setting boundaries, like what to say or do, such as blocking your calendar for personal time.

The problem is that none of this works if you have emotions or beliefs that stop you from setting the boundary in the first place, or overthinking and spinning with guilt after you do set one.

So, my sister, Jen, who is an expert on burnout and boundaries, is talking with me about the secrets to finally setting boundaries- without guilt.

We dig into:

• the other boundaries beyond saying "no": the overlooked boundaries that protect your peace.
• The fears and emotions that stop you from setting a boundary
• Boundaries for childless women
• Why setting boundaries is so crucial to being a great leader

We leave you with 5 steps to maintaining stronger boundaries.

If you are stressed, over-committed and tired, releasing the emotions keeping you from honouring your boundaries is one way to find peace and ease at work and in life.

If you want to start setting healthier boundaries and sticking to them, join our virtual mini-retreat!

Get all the information here: Guilt-Free Boundaries Virtual Retreat

Find Jen on instagram: @jenreimerleadership

Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca