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Are You Being Compassionate or Codependent? How Overfunctioning Is Costing You Your Peace
Have you ever wondered if you are being compassionate or if you are actually taking on responsibility that was never yours to carry?
In this episode, I am talking directly to the women who are capable, thoughtful, and deeply caring, and who often feel exhausted because they are holding everything together for everyone else.
This conversation was inspired by real emails from listeners who asked a powerful question. How can I tell if I am being compassionate or codependent?
Together, we explore how many of us were raised to overfunction, why this pattern makes so much sense, and how it shows up in our adult relationships. I share why this is not your fault, how being a “good girl” shaped so many of our habits, and why trying to fix other people’s feelings can quietly steal your peace.
Most importantly, I walk you through simple, practical ways to pause, regulate yourself, and respond differently so you can stay caring without abandoning yourself. I also share real life examples from my own day to show how this work looks in the moment, not in theory.
If you are ready to stop feeling so responsible for everyone else and start creating healthier, more connected relationships, this episode is for you.
If you liked this show, you’ll like these:
Top episodes for moms: https://SMBwell.com/mom
Top episodes related to narcissism + relationships: https://SMBwell.com/narc
The Podcast Roadmap (foundational episodes on emotional intelligence and emotional maturity): https://smbwell.com/roadmap
FREE QUIZ: How Codependent Am I? https://SMBwell.com/coda
Get the full show notes here👉🏾 https://SMBwell.com/392
⭐️See if Coach Susie has room on her schedule: https://smbwell.com/work-with-me/
🤓Join the Love Your Life School: http://theLoveYourLifeSchool.com
🙌🏾 Support Susie’s Mission: https://patreon.com/susiepettit
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🩷Let’s be friends on Instagram-https://instagram.com/smb.wellness
Three Gen X Blind Spots That Hurt Our Relationships and How to Heal Them
Do you consider yourself GenX?
Do you know someone who was born between 1965-1980?
Don’t miss this episode inspired by a TikTok on “The Top GenX Blindspots”. Whoa!
For me, and many midlife women, these are things we learned to do to survive in a system where our emotional and mental needs weren’t met. We were pretty ingenious actually, one might even say, warrior like! Yet, as adults, these adaptive, protective strategies become maladaptive and hurt us and our relationships.
Join me as I explain how the way we were raised might be quietly sabotaging our emotional wellbeing and the health of our relationships.
If you have ever wondered why you say you are fine when you are not, why you push your own needs aside, or why you feel responsible for everyone around you, this episode will help so much.
And I don’t leave you hanging – after listening, you’ll have some simple strategies to help you care for yourself, connect more deeply, and begin shifting patterns that have been in place for decades.
This episode is the perfect starting point as we begin a new year and move toward February’s relationship healing work in the Love Your Life School.
Join me, fellow GenX woman, as I look at three hidden patterns that are probably playing out in your relationships and affecting your mental health.
If you liked this show, you’ll love these two:
Learned helplessness on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/274-overfunctioning-and-learned-helplessness/id1434429161?i=1000634097009
Learned helplessness on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MF4IJSaVSMpfNhRAb7wyN?si=JuwR8qQnRiydi4fKDz1UDw
Enmeshment interview with Dr. Kate Balestrieri on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/enmeshment-codependency-with-dr-kate-balestrieri/id1434429161?i=1000733979384
Enmeshment interview with Dr. Kate Balestrieri on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WMOkGaEpLNHcmvF0W5JTa?si=kMALGFXuTQWzb-oFH5qDGQ
Get the full show notes here👉🏾 https://SMBwell.com/391
⭐️See if Susie has room on her schedule for a one-on-one session. Let’s get to where we’re going faster! https://smb.as.me/
🤓Quick – Join us as we dive into relationships for February 2026! The Love Your Life School Membership http://theLoveYourLifeSchool.com
🙌🏾 Support Susie’s Mission https://patreon.com/susiepettit
🩷Find, follow and connect with her on Instagram https://instagram.com/smb.wellness
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💬 Share this with a friend who’s feeling disconnected or overwhelmed. (or who often says “I’m fine” but you know she’s anything but ❤️🩹)
Avoid these Conversation Traps: Your Communication Fresh Start
Anyone else out there tired?
Emotionally exhausted?
Ready to try something new for 2026?
This is the episode for you. 💗
I sat down with Dr. Shonda Allen Hill to talk about the subtle “conversation traps” so many midlife women fall into without realizing it. If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation feeling drained, irritated, or like you just lost thirty minutes of your life you’ll never get back, click play. 🤓
These traps steal our time, amp up our stress, and keep us stuck in cycles of over-explaining, defending, and managing everyone else’s emotions. Dr. Hill breaks down why these patterns feel so exhausting and why they’re especially common for moms who are already carrying the emotional load of the whole household.
But here’s the good news: communication doesn’t have to feel heavy. In this episode, Dr. Hill shares simple, doable shifts that help you reclaim your time, your energy, and your peace—even if the people around you don’t change. Her insights will show you how to say less, stress less, and sidestep the conversations that lead straight into conflict or resentment. If you’re ready to feel lighter in your relationships and more in control of your day, you’re going to love this conversation.
If you liked this show, you’ll like this one: Communication Tool: Less Drama, More Connection on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/communication-tool-less-drama-more-connection/id1434429161?i=1000658725819
Drama, More Connection on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4t8QgA2UAiFkB9a9XrZszU?si=OcxoBHQsT5a83zh2aiskew
Get all the links we mentioned and connect with Dr. Shonda Allen Hill go here👉🏾 https://SMBwell.com/390
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