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Why Being Helpful, Responsible, and Kind Can Become Self-Abandonment

By Barb Nangle | September 22, 2026
A dark skinned woman in her late 50s serves food to others at a dining table while her own place setting remains empty and untouched.

image credit: Chat GPT This is part of The Hidden Mechanics of Boundaries, a limited series about what happens under the surface before, during, and after a boundary. Someone asks whether you can help with something. You’re already tired. Your calendar is full, you have priorities of your own, and you may even feel your…

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