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The Weight of Being Everyone’s Therapist: Reclaiming Your Space | The Healing Practice
In this episode of The Healing Practice, host Holly King explores the profound emotional exhaustion that comes from becoming the designated therapist for your friends and family. If you often feel a heavy weight in your chest when answering calls, or if you find yourself swallowing your own needs to hold space for others' crises, this conversation is for you. We discuss the specific signs of caregiver fatigue, including irritability, sleep disturbances, and the loss of connection to your own emotions—a phenomenon described as 'emotional whack-a-mole.' This episode helps listeners identify…
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