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Episode 133: Name Your Needs - How To Take Care of Yourself Insight #2
Many people struggle to recognize their own needs, especially when they’ve been conditioned to prioritize everyone else first. In Medium Lady Talks, Episode 133, host Erin Vandeven explores why naming your needs is the first step to sustainable self-care—and how to start, even when it feels impossible.
💡 This episode covers:
✔️ Why it’s so hard to identify personal needs (hint: it’s not a personal failure)
✔️ How burnout and caregiving roles disconnect people from their own well-being
✔️ A simple framework for recognizing and naming needs
✔️ A practical list of needs to help put words to…
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