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When your role in chosen family becomes emotional caretaker

I have been the emotional caretaker for my chosen family for years and I am burning out but I do not know who I am to them if I am not fixing their problems.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The identity built on others' needs dissolves when you finally tend to your own.

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“Where Are You with Chosen Family?”

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