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Why the Helper Never Gets Held: Healing Hyper-Independence

This week's Healing Her Story episode touches on something that doesn't get talked about enough on the healing journey.

How much are you allowing yourself to be supported?

As Riva continues through Virgo season, the season of the helper, this solo episode explores what happens when service to others becomes a way of avoiding our own needs. And why so many women, especially those in caregiving roles, have never learned how to truly receive.

In this episode Riva explores hyper-independence not as a personality trait but as a trauma response, one that forms when early bids for connection were…

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