Ep 166: Overfunctioning, Emotional Neglect and the Circle of Care

About this episode

Catherine Counihan discusses overfunctioning, emotional neglect, and the importance of self-care in personal growth.

In this episode Cath speaks to over-functioning, how this traps many of us, breaking cycles, noticing and including ourselves in care and to stop operating like a hologram in our own lives. This is long term work with small shifts, Cath says please go gently with yourself. If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and Nurture.Heal.Grow (on Substack) please head to www.cathcounihan.com  or  @cathcounihan on Instagram.  Follow Cath on social media here: Instagram:  @cathcounihan Substack: Nurture.Heal.Grow Facebook: Cath Counihan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Catherine Counihan

Topics covered

• overfunctioning
• emotional neglect
• self-care
• personal growth
• mental health
• breaking cycles

Keywords

• overfunctioning
• emotional neglect
• self-care
• personal growth
• mental health
• hologram
• care cycles

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Organizations: Nurture.Heal.Grow, Substack, Acast

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