Episode 2: Why People Pleasing Is Ruining Your Career

The Hidden Reason You Never Feel Good Enough

Have you ever felt like no matter how much you achieve, accomplish, or overcome, it still doesn't feel like enough? You may feel like you are constantly chasing confidence. In this episode of Exclusively You, we explore the deeper psychology behind feeling "not enough" and the feeling of needing more confidence. I discuss how it becomes a safety issue. Together, we unpack the connection between identity, belonging, emotional safety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the pressure to constantly prove yourself. If you've ever struggled with insecurity, comparison, imposter syndrome, or the feeling that your best is never enough, this conversation is for you. Subscribe to Exclusively You for conversations about identity, emotional safety, belonging, leadership, faith, relationships, mental health, and personal growth. ** Hosted by Tierra Burns, LCSW, therapist, doctoral student in Sports & Performance Psychology, minister, Army veteran, and creator of Exclusively You.

Episode 4: The Hidden Cost of Being Flawless

Many black individuals have to been taught that they have to be "twice as good to get half as far." We hardly talk about what that does to our nervous system. This episode, Tierra pulls back the curtain on the "twice as good" label. She discusses how perfectionism sometimes includes the stress of feeling like you aren't allowed to make a mistake. This episode is an honest conversation on dropping the weight of perfection and reclaiming your right to exist in your humanity.

Episode 3: Called Without A Crisis

In this episode Tierra discuss the mental and emotional impact on gatekeeping, rejection, and deconstruct the trauma to testimony pipeline that dominates culture.

Episode 2: Why People Pleasing Is Ruining Your Career

In this episode Tierra discusses how to stop people pleasing at work and corporate burnout recovery #peoplepleasing #peoplepleaser #podcast

Episode 1: Who Are You Without the Mask?

In the premiere episode of Exclusively You, Tierra Burns dive deep into an high achiever mask. For years, Tierra has operated as a chameleon, changing colors to fit into the military, work spaces, spiritual systems, only to realize she was auditioning for a life she already earned. This episode explores the identity fracture where one realizes the version of themselves that they are showing to the world isn't the one God created. Tierra shares her raw journey from childhood to the therapy room,  revealing why your "strength" might actually be a trauma response and how to finally take the armor off.