When You’re Everything for Everyone Else
I once heard a woman say, “There's nothing worse than being everything for everyone else and nothing to yourself.”
It stopped me in my tracks because I knew exactly what that felt like. For years, I ignored my own needs and chased happiness in pleasing others. A thank you or nod of approval was enough to make me smile. But behind it, I was exhausted, running on empty, and calling it strength.
The Shift: Caring for What You Already Hold
That is why I created The Love You Deserve Journal. I know how easy it is to settle for less when you are used to overgiving. This journal is a space to stop abandoning yourself and to start caring for what you already hold.
When I began honoring my needs, something unexpected happened. People respected me more. The shift was clear: no one else was going to do it for me. Caring for myself had to start with me, and it had to be for me.
Questions to Ask Yourself
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Am I asking for more love while overlooking the love I can already give myself?
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Do I crave rest, yet keep pushing past my limits because “later” feels safer?
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Am I searching for clarity while ignoring the quiet answers already inside me?
Avoiding your own needs may look like strength, but often it is fear. Fear of what might rise if you slowed down long enough to listen. But neglect and devotion cannot live in the same space.
Why Caring Creates Space for More
The Love You Deserve Journal gently walks you through this shift. Over 30 days of guided prompts, it helps you stop confusing overgiving with worth and begin treating your care as devotion, not an afterthought.
Because receiving more does not start with asking louder. It starts with showing yourself that what you already have, your body, your voice, your heart, deserves to be cared for. That is how you create space for more without losing yourself in the process.
As a thank you for choosing yourself, you can use the code CARE4YOU at checkout for a special discount. A small reminder that your care matters too.
So I will leave you with this question:
What would shift if you started caring for yourself the way you have always cared for everyone else?