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Andrea Bear

Andrea Bear

Catholic author of "Grieving Daughters' Club," speaker, and host of the Be Fruitful Podcast who writes and speaks on grief, faith, and people pleasing.

Sep 8, 2026

The Catholic Sobriety Podcast

The Catholic Sobriety Podcast

Ep 187: People Pleasing and the Lie That You Have to Earn God's Love | with Andrea Bear

Sep 8 · 1h 11m

Christi Walker
Christi WalkerHOST
4:18
Sure.
Andrea Bear
Andrea BearGUEST
4:19
So.
Andrea Bear
Andrea BearGUEST
4:21
First of all, I want to emphasize that it is not wrong to please.
Andrea Bear
Andrea BearGUEST
4:26
You please your husband by making him a good meal.
Andrea Bear
Andrea BearGUEST
4:31
You want to please your boss, so you want to make sure your work is done well.
Andrea Bear
Andrea BearGUEST
4:36
God has created this desire in us to love and to be loved, and he wants us to please him.
Andrea Bear
Andrea BearGUEST
4:44
So there's nothing wrong with pleasing.

15 MINS LATER

Christi Walker
Christi WalkerHOST
19:24
It got to a point where it was prideful, actually.

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