The Forbidden Pages

Every post contains something our publishers made us cut, our lawyers begged us to bury, or our beta readers said went too far.

An Education in Disappearing for Others
  • by Stan Taylor

An Education in Disappearing for Others

Why does being useful feels like the surest way to be loved? 

A Final Warning for People Pleasers
  • by Stan Taylor

A Final Warning for People Pleasers

Is this really who you are, or just who you learned to be to survive?

Why You Prefer Guaranteed Misery Over Potential Joy
  • by Stan Taylor

Why You Prefer Guaranteed Misery Over Potential Joy

Why do we manage uncertainty by creating even more of it?

People-Pleasing is a Survival Program
  • by Stan Taylor

People-Pleasing is a Survival Program

Why does their slight frown feel like a knife to your chest?

Why You're Addicted to Mediocre Partners
  • by Stan Taylor

Why You're Addicted to Mediocre Partners

Why does this relationship feel like wearing a coat two sizes too small?