I Keep Giving Too Much (And Losing Myself in the Process)
Sep 18, 2025
A healing path for those who always carry the weight of love
Why You Always Give More Than You Receive
Somewhere along the way, you learned that love meant effort.
That to be good, to be wanted, to be kept… you had to give.
Give time.
Give care.
Give up your own truth for the sake of keeping the peace.
But what no one told you is that there’s a cost.
And eventually, that cost is you.
“We need to be responsible for our part.
Otherwise, we put ourselves in the hands of the other
and we lose our power. We lose our capacity of choice.”
— Satya
What It Looks Like When You Disappear
And slowly, you become someone you don’t recognize.
Not because you’re weak.
But because you were never taught another way.
The Weight of Being "The One Who Holds It All"
You take responsibility for everything, the house, the kids, the emotions, the future.
You hold their pain, their healing, their process.
But who’s holding you?
In Satya’s words:
“We can’t ask the other person to behave a certain way.
They have their own childhood, their own trauma.
The only thing we can do is ask:
Why did I give so much? Why did I allow it?”
This is not about blame.
It’s about reclaiming your inner authority, the part of you that knows your limit, your truth, your worth.
The Healing Starts When You Come Back to Yourself
If you’ve lost yourself in the name of love, here’s what healing might look like:
And maybe for the first time…
Choosing you.
“What I want to share is what I really want to share.
Not what I give because someone is asking.”
— Satya
Practices to Start Reclaiming Yourself
You don’t need to burn everything down.
You don’t need to leave your relationship (unless you want to).
You just need to stop abandoning yourself in it.
Here are small steps that can bring you back:
- Morning check-in: Before the day begins, ask yourself, What do I feel today? What do I need?
- The pause practice: When you feel the urge to please, fix, or caretake, pause. Take 3 deep breaths. Then choose consciously.
- Boundaries list: Write down 3 things you’re no longer available for and 3 things you want to protect in yourself.
Self-abandonment is not love.
Sacrifice is not the same as connection.
You get to matter, too.
What If I’m the Only One Doing the Work?
This is one of the most frequent questions people ask me.
"What if I’m showing up, growing, going to therapy... and they’re not?"
"What if they don’t care?"
"What if I’m evolving and they’re stuck?"
Here’s the truth: You cannot do the work for both people.
You can inspire.
You can invite.
But you cannot force.
And if you stay in a dynamic where you keep growing and they keep avoiding, resentment will slowly replace love.
Doing your inner work will give you clarity.
It will help you see: What am I still holding onto? What am I afraid to lose?
It will help you make decisions from self-respect, not from fear.
Sometimes, as one person heals, the relationship rises.
Sometimes, it ends.
But whatever happens, you will no longer be abandoning yourself to keep something alive that stopped breathing a long time ago.
Healing isn’t about fixing the other. It’s about remembering who you are.
You Don’t Have to Hold It All Anymore
At our retreats, many people come with this exact wound:
“I don’t know where I went. I just know I’m tired of carrying everything.”
In our work, we create space for you to feel again, without judgment or pressure.
We bring together different techniques: ancient wisdom and modern therapy, trauma healing and science, breathwork and shamanism, energy reading and somatic practices - so every part of you feels seen.
Your mind.
Your body.
Your spirit.
Your story.
You don’t have to carry the weight alone anymore.
Let healing begin with you at the center.
Let’s begin where you are.
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