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When being helpful becomes a prison

I keep saying yes to every committee and volunteer opportunity in my community and I am exhausted but I don't know how to stop being the person everyone relies on.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The identity of indispensability can trap us in patterns that serve everyone except ourselves.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined community life?”

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