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EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 28 MIN

The Need to be Needed

from The Power in Our Pain · host Heidi Engel

Needing to be needed can be a difficult pattern from which to remove yourself. This pattern is a self creating cycle of co-dependency with underlying patterns of neediness, superiority and caretaking. Caretakers tend to collect those that need caretaking making it even harder to remove yourself from the cycle. this podcast will give you some insight into what is happening within this pattern and the importance of removing yourself for the health of the whole system.

Needing to be needed can be a difficult pattern from which to remove yourself. This pattern is a self creating cycle of co-dependency with underlying patterns of neediness, superiority and caretaking. Caretakers tend to collect those that need caretaking making it even harder to remove yourself from the cycle. this podcast will give you some insight into what is happening within this pattern and the importance of removing yourself for the health of the whole system.

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