Honeydew Me

190. Are You Overfunctioning? Why Doing Too Much & Ignoring Your Own Needs Is Killing Your Intimacy & Happiness

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Our BESTIE Victoria Albina, NP, MPH, a coach for people with codependent, perfectionist and people pleasing thinking, is BACK and as always... it's everything we've been craving. In this episode we're unpacking OVERFUNCTIONING. Wtf is it? How do we stop? V has all the answers and more. We cover:


  • What it means to be "overfunctioning" and why people with codependent, perfectionist & people pleasing tendencies often find ourselves here
  • Examples of how we overfunction in relationships, the workplace & other areas of life
  • How overfunctioning impacts us overtime 
  • How to know the difference between doing something you WANT vs. something you HAVE to
  • What to do if you've created a "tit for tat" dynamic in your relationship
  • What to do if you've become the "nagging" partner
  • What to do if you're ready to stop overfunctioning



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