Feeling like the reliable one for everyone at work, at school, at home, and also the most exhausted person in every room? This episode is for you.

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• Why “You’re so reliable” can feel like both a compliment and a curse
• A real Tuesday: meeting request + Flock DM + text from school all at once
• How always being the “responsible one” becomes part of your identity
• Two questions to ask yourself before you say yes to anything
• Two simple scripts to say:
  • “Yes, but with truth” at work
  • “No, to protect who I am” at home, school, and with friends

Episode roadmap

• 0:00 – “You’re so reliable” hook
• 2:20 – The meeting + Slack + school text moment
• 7:52 – Question 1: “What part of me wants to say yes?”
• 7:57 – Question 2: “If I say yes, what am I saying no to?”
• 9:11 – Script 1: Yes, but with truth (work)
• 10:24 – Script 2: No, to protect who I am (home/school/friends)
• 11:32 – This week’s boundary experiment + Episode 8 teaser