If you don't cry or dislike when someone around you cries, does that make you cold hearted? That's just one of the concerns that our listener wanted to tackle this week, as Helen and Katie explore her past childhood experiences and the lasting impact it's had on her ability to express her emotions.

TW: Physical abuse of a child

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•⁠ ⁠Do you hate saying no?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you avoid conflict at all costs?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you never feel good enough?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you feel like a burden?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you find it hard to ask for help…
•⁠ ⁠…⁠but do everything for everyone else?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you struggle to identify and hold boundaries?

If that sounds like you, Building Change can help you change all that, whilst giving you a community to do it with. Coming soon - join the waitlist here.

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You’re Not the Problem gives you the tools to recognise and heal from narcissistic and emotional abuse - out now: UK, US (affiliate links)

Our guest this weeks describes being 'obsessed' with her mother as a child, seeking her adoration and love above all else. She asks for help drawing a line under the past to be able to move forward with her own family, but is this possible if her mother is still the centre of her world?

Listen to Katie and Helen look at this difficult situation from all angles and offer their insight into what's going on.

•⁠ ⁠Do you hate saying no?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you avoid conflict at all costs?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you never feel good enough?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you feel like a burden?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you find it hard to ask for help…
•⁠ ⁠…⁠but do everything for everyone else?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you struggle to identify and hold boundaries?

If that sounds like you, Building Change can help you change all that, whilst giving you a community to do it with. Coming soon - join the waitlist here.

Submit your own letter, find free resources and sign up for our weekly newsletter at www.InSightPodcast.com.

You’re Not the Problem gives you the tools to recognise and heal from narcissistic and emotional abuse - out now: UK, US (affiliate links)

TW: Suicide

Our guest this week shares how she's been living with her husband's mood swings and silent treatment, but now she's tired of feeling responsible for her family's emotions as well as her own. As the self-described "CEO of the household", she fears that if she steps back, the spinning plates she's been carrying for so long will come crashing down.

Listen to Katie and Helen look at this difficult situation from all angles and offer their insight into what's going on.

•⁠ ⁠Do you hate saying no?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you avoid conflict at all costs?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you never feel good enough?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you feel like a burden?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you find it hard to ask for help…
•⁠ ⁠…⁠but do everything for everyone else?
•⁠ ⁠⁠Do you struggle to identify and hold boundaries?

If that sounds like you, Building Change can help you change all that, whilst giving you a community to do it with. Coming soon - join the waitlist here.

Submit your own letter, find free resources and sign up for our weekly newsletter at www.InSightPodcast.com.