This line resonates with me, "I optimised myself into a role I didn't even own." It's not always exploitation. Sometimes the conditions are perfectly kind and you still end up over-giving, because the habit of tying your worth to your usefulness runs so deep you don't notice it happening until you're already empty. I love the river metaphor because that's exactly it and you can't will your way to overflow. You have to actually be full first. That's the bit that takes the longest to believe.
Yep. Yep. Can I say "yep" 20 more times? You hit the nail on the head, Jean.
Thank you girl!
This line resonates with me, "I optimised myself into a role I didn't even own." It's not always exploitation. Sometimes the conditions are perfectly kind and you still end up over-giving, because the habit of tying your worth to your usefulness runs so deep you don't notice it happening until you're already empty. I love the river metaphor because that's exactly it and you can't will your way to overflow. You have to actually be full first. That's the bit that takes the longest to believe.