You First- A Journey to Self
Welcome to You First: A journey to self the podcast empowering women to uncover their true selves and regain personal power. Join host Maria Fuentes, a leading expert in Women's Emotional Mastery and Self-Discovery, as she guides you through emotional awareness, self-exploration, and nurturing healthy relationships. With nearly two decades of experience in psychology and mental health, Maria shares transformative insights to help you prioritize yourself, overcome challenges, and find inner happiness. Tune in weekly to start your journey of self-discovery and emotional mastery.
You First- A Journey to Self
Boundaries Without Guilt: How to Stay Loving Without Self-Abandonment- Part 4
You don’t feel drained because you care too much. You feel drained because you’ve been holding onto what was never yours to carry.
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Have It All series. This episode is for the woman who is emotionally exhausted but doesn’t want to become cold. You want peace, not chaos. You want boundaries without guilt. You want to stay loving without over functioning.
By the end of this episode, you’ll know:
- What’s yours to hold vs what’s not yours
- How to stop absorbing emotions without shutting down
- How to set boundaries without guilt or over explaining
- How to protect your energy while staying soft, receptive, and open
We also talk about why over functioning is often fear disguised as care, how it shows up with partners and clients, and how to lead as the emotional leader without rescuing everyone around you.
Practical tools in this episode:
- Is this my emotion or theirs?
- Is this mine to fix or mine to witness?
- Am I responding from self trust or from guilt?
And one of my favorite boundary reframes:
Boundaries are not abandonment. They’re how you stay connected without self abandonment.
If you haven’t watched Episodes 1–3 yet, they’re in the playlist and they’re the last three episodes on the podcast.
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