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How helping colleagues can neglect family

I've been covering extra shifts for my coworker whose kid has cancer and my own family is starting to complain that I'm never home, and I don't know how to balance my compassion with my own responsibilities.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Generous responses to others' crises can create new problems in one's primary relationships if boundaries aren't maintained.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist merit and the ripple of good action?”

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