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Who's helping who? When support feels like an accusation
Episode 10

Who's helping who? When support feels like an accusation

Life in the Grey

October 31, 202523m 10s

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Show Notes

Ever had someone’s well-meaning advice leave you feeling more judged than helped? Or maybe you’ve been on the other side—tried to help someone and ended up feeling like your “support” wasn’t received the way you meant it? In this episode of Life in the Grey, we explore something we call “presumptuous care”, when help comes with assumptions, expectations or even unintended guilt.

 

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