You are not the antidote to someone else’s healing work.
You Can Care Without Carrying It All
You care deeply.
You feel things. You notice when someone’s energy shifts. You want people to feel safe, to feel seen. You check in. You remember small details. You hold space for others when they don’t know how to keep it for themselves.
And because of that, you’ve likely learned to carry more than you should.
You carry their stories, their pain, their uncertainty.
You absorb the tension.
You step in to fix what no one asked you to fix.
You hold emotional weight until your own needs feel like noise.
You can care without carrying it all.
Caring doesn’t mean becoming someone else’s container.
It doesn’t mean absorbing their chaos, guilt or grief.
It means being with, not being responsible for.
It means showing up with presence, not self-erasure.
You are not the answer to every ache.
You are not the antidote to someone else’s healing work.
You are allowed to care and rest.
To show up and have limits.
To support and say,
That’s not mine to carry.
This is how we build sustainable compassion, not through martyrdom but through boundaries.
You can care.
Deeply.
And still, protect your peace.
That’s not cold.
That’s wisdom.
Evening Edits is a quiet gathering to write, reflect, and soften the stories we carry.
Bring your journal, your tea, your presence.
We’ll meet in stillness and words.