
The Cost of Being Nice – Two Hour Workshop
COST: $99 NZD
(This event will be recorded and a replay sent out to all registrants)
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How People Pleasing, Self-Abandonment & Hidden Stress Can Affect Your Health
Have you spent your life putting everyone else’s needs before your own? Do you find it hard to say no, avoid conflict, or feel responsible for keeping everyone else happy?
Many of us were taught that being “nice” was a virtue. But when being nice comes at the expense of being true to ourselves, it can have profound effects on our emotional and physical well-being.
In this powerful online event, we’ll explore the hidden cost of people pleasing and self-abandonment, and why learning to honour yourself is one of the greatest gifts you can give your health.
Drawing on the work of Dr Gabor Mate, we’ll examine how chronic stress, emotional suppression, and ignoring our own needs can dysregulate the nervous system and contribute to illness. Dr Maté has spent decades observing that many people living with chronic illness share common patterns—such as compulsive caregiving, difficulty expressing anger, and placing others’ needs ahead of their own.
During this event, you’ll discover:
- Why people pleasing is often a survival strategy rather than a personality trait.
- How suppressing emotions can impact the mind, body, and nervous system.
- The connection between boundaries, authenticity, and wellbeing.
- Practical tools to begin releasing the need to please everyone else.
- How to reconnect with your intuition, your truth, and your own needs without guilt.
Jenny will also lead participants through a powerful guided meditation in order to release suppressed emotions to enable healing to take place and there will also be the opportunity for a Q & A
Whether you’re living with illness, supporting others, or simply feeling exhausted from always putting yourself last, this event offers a compassionate space to understand these patterns and begin creating healthier, more authentic ways of living.
Because being kind doesn’t have to mean abandoning yourself.
It’s time to discover the freedom, peace, and vitality that come from choosing authenticity over approval.
Both Jenny & Justine have defied the odds from their cancer healing journeys and share their wisdom and insights with you in a safe and supportive space.
About the presenters

Justine Laidaw (The Natural Bird) was diagnosed in May 2013 with Stage 3 Colon Cancer. She decided to take a holistic path to heal. She had surgery and decided to decline the standard route of chemotherapy and radiation. Justine has successfully healed from cancer by embracing the radical remission healing factors.
Justine Laidlaw is a Colorectal Cancer Thriver, Certified Radical Remission Teacher and Holistic Health Coach, Functional Medicine & Nutrition Coach, Thermography Breast health screening Technician, and Ozone Therapy advisor.

Jenny Kennedy ( Intuitive Healer) was diagnosed with incurable stage 3C Ovarian Cancer in 2012, and she was left with no option but to turn within and follow her intuition to create a miracle and heal from the inside out. During her journey back to wellness, she uncovered 6 Steps to Healing, which she now teaches worldwide.
Jenny Kennedy (Intuitive Healer) has healed from incurable Ovarian Cancer and will guide us through the emotional and spiritual aspects of healing. After receiving the devastating news from her surgeon that she was unable to cure her of Stage 3C ovarian cancer, Jenny was left with no option but to begin her own journey of healing.



