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💔 Setting Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty

❤️ Relationships & Boundaries

Why Boundaries Trigger Guilt

If you’ve been conditioned to prioritize others over yourself, setting boundaries can feel selfish-but it’s actually a healthy act of self-care and self-respect.

Guilt Is Just a Sign of Growth

Feeling guilty doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. It often means you’re stretching into new emotional territory. It gets easier with time.

Support Makes It Easier

Therapy can help you examine your guilt, validate your needs, and build emotional resilience as you create space for healthier relationships.

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  • 🔥 Understanding the Difference Between Stress and Burnout

    🌿 Emotional Wellbeing & Self-Care

    Stress vs. Burnout: Knowing the Signs

    Stress is a common response to demands or deadlines-it can feel like tension, urgency, or pressure. While it may be unpleasant, stress can sometimes be motivating in short bursts. Burnout, on the other hand, is what happens when that stress becomes chronic and unrelenting. It often shows up as emotional exhaustion, detachment, reduced performance, and a sense of hopelessness or numbness.

    Why the Distinction Matters

    Knowing whether you’re experiencing stress or burnout is essential for choosing the right kind of self-care. Stress can usually be managed with temporary breaks, rest, or time away. Burnout requires deeper healing-often involving a reassessment of boundaries, values, workload, and support systems. Simply "pushing through" can make things worse.

    What to Do Next

    If you're feeling depleted, it may be time to slow down, reprioritize, and reach out for help. Whether it’s through therapy, lifestyle changes, or compassionate support from others, healing from burnout takes time-and you don’t have to go through it alone.