334. Boundaries and Empathy: How to Care Without Losing Yourself

Do you find yourself overexplaining a lot? Do you delay hard conversations because you’re worried about how the other person will take it? Do you find yourself caught in the quagmire of resentment? Do you struggle to have boundaries because you’re concerned that the other person’s feelings will be hurt? Are you struggling with the impulse to rescue people? Do things you don’t actually have time for because you don’t want to be seen in a negative light? Does other people’s pain run your life? Are you a people pleaser? If any of these are true for you, this episode is for you. The modern religion of empathy has hijacked our agency on how we live our lives. Its adherents preach that you are responsible for my emotions and feelings. They take hostage a person’s ability to choose boundaries. Let’s look at how boundaries and empathy can coexist. What does it mean to live in a healthy way with both? Episode 334 of The Joe Martino Show is live.