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Many adults carry emotional weight from childhood without realising it. Healing begins when you stop feeling responsible for everyone else and start prioritising yourself.

Many adults carry emotional responsibilities from childhood without realising it—being the peacemaker, caretaker, or the “strong one.” These roles follow them into adulthood as people-pleasing, over-giving, or struggling to say no. Healing begins when you recognise that these responsibilities were never yours. You are allowed to prioritise yourself and break survival patterns that no longer serve you. Understanding childhood influences is not about blame but awareness, helping you build healthier emotional habits and boundaries. Sources: Forward (1997); Bowen Family Systems Theory; Psychology Today.

Unpacking your childhood: learning to unburden yourself from responsibility that was never yours.