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How Your Savior Complex Is Ruining Your Relationships

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In this episode, we explore why the urge to 'save' others—be it friends, partners, or family—can drain your energy and disrupt your peace. Acting as an emotional sponge does not make you more virtuous or loyal; rather, it can lead to resentment, burnout, and fictitious narratives.


We discuss:

  • How your savior complex impacts relationships
  • The disguise of people-pleasing as empathy
  • The fine line between caring and overburdening yourself
  • How to plant seeds of change without imposing on others' lives

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    0:00: Intro: You don’t get peace from saving people
    1:18: People-pleasing vs projection
    3:38: The false storylines we create
    4:19: Why fixing others ruins relationships
    5:04: Empathy vs savior complex
    7:00: How to show up without carrying everything

    #saviorcomplex #relationships #people-pleasing #empathy #emotionalburnout #caringbalance



    See show notes: https://inlet.fm/denee/episodes/68a36afa0d6f07ccac1ce785

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