"If you keep rescuing everyone, you'll forget what it feels like to be saved."

There was a time when I was everyone's hero.

The fire extinguisher. The fixer. The one people called when the wheels came off.

If there was a crisis, I was there. If someone was falling apart, I held the space. If a client needed a miracle, I stayed up all night to deliver it.

But here's the part no one tells you about being the hero: You don't get rescued.

People don't check on the strong one. They just assume you're fine—because you always are.

Until you're not.

In this episode, I share:

* The birthday I missed because I was out saving a client who'd dropped the ball

* How being "the reliable one" became my way of earning love through usefulness

* The moment a friend told me: "No one's coming to save you. Protect your energy or watch your potential die of exhaustion."

* Why boundaries are the highest form of respect—for yourself and for others

* What changed when I stopped being the hero and started being the mirror

By the end, you'll be ready to ask yourself three questions:

Who benefits most when you play the hero? Who suffers quietly while you're out saving everyone else? And what would your life look like if you saved some of that energy for yourself?

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