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Why accepting help from neighbors feels impossible

My neighbor keeps offering to share vegetables from his garden and I keep saying no because I don't know what I'd give back and now it's been so long it feels weird.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inability to receive generosity reveals a deeper fear of being indebted or unworthy of care.

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“Where Are You with Food growing and connection to land?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.