Overfunctioning: why doing everything for everyone is breaking you (Episode 340)

Let's Talk About Mental Health by Jeremy Godwin

Jun 28, 202600:27:44Health

Why do you keep doing everything for everyone, even when you're running on empty? That's called overfunctioning: the quiet pattern where being the capable, reliable one slowly wears you down while nobody notices, includi...

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