Too Independent? Or Did You Learn Not to Need Anyone?

Loved more than you Know · Sep 2, 2026 · 24m

Have you ever been told that you are “too independent”? Maybe you are capable, responsible, and accustomed to carrying everything, but has anyone ever asked why you learned not to need anyone?

In this episode of Becoming Whole, we explore the difference between healthy independence and protective independence. Sometimes “I’ve got it” is not merely confidence. It is armor developed after asking for help that led to disappointment, control, humiliation, or abandonment.

I also share how carrying everything myself eventually affected me physically and emotionally, and what I have learned about…