A self-development article about breaking the habit of people-pleasing, setting healthy boundaries, and learning to prioritize your own needs without guilt.

Breaking the Pattern of Pleasing Everyone But Yourself

July 11, 20251 min read

Every once in a while, a woman reaches out to work with me privately.
It’s not something I promote.

But when the fit is right, I say yes.

Ciara Cure was one of those women.

When we first started working together, she was deeply aware of her own patterns.

She had struggled with anxiety, people pleasing, and never fully feeling safe in her own skin, especially in relationships and high-pressure environments.

As she put it:

“I didn’t feel fully safe in myself as a result of the trauma I experienced growing up… Sheshn gave me the tools to empower myself and the language to coach me through the most challenging situations where I was being asked to rise into my power instead of falling into the patterns of people pleasing.”

That shift changed everything.

In her marriage, she stopped abandoning herself and started standing tall in her truth with calm, grounded confidence instead of conflict.

In her social circles, she stopped overextending and started leading conversations with boundaries, clarity, and presence.


No more shrinking to keep others comfortable.

At work, she began embodying the woman who commands respect.
She climbed higher in leadership, earned more money, and started carrying herself like someone who knows she belongs at the table.

And now?

She’s preparing to relaunch her own coaching business with a stronger foundation, deeper wisdom, and a voice the world is ready to hear.

“Sheshn was the missing piece. He is so balanced in both his feminine and masculine energy. It’s so refreshing to know a man like Sheshn.”

This is the work.
Helping people come home to themselves.
Helping leaders become who they were always meant to be before the world told them to shrink.

Much love,

Shawn “Sheshn” Heshmatpour

Shawn Hesmatpour

Shawn Hesmatpour

Sheshn is a confidence coach, writer, and podcast host helping men improve self-worth, masculinity, emotional intelligence, dating confidence, business mindset, and personal growth through practical coaching and transformational content.

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