Helping Without Losing Yourself: How to Care Deeply Without Absorbing Others’ Pain

by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Nov 7, 2025

By Jenny Bilskie-Smith, LCSW | Wise Body Therapy When Empathy Hurts: Why Helping Without Losing Yourself Matters Picture this. Someone you love is in pain, and you feel it ripple through your own body. Your throat tightens, your chest constricts, your eyes well up....

Setting Healthy Boundaries: Moving Through Guilt

by Jenny Bilksie-Smith | Nov 6, 2025

Why Setting Healthy Boundaries Can Make You Feel So Guilty—Even When You’re Just Taking Care of Yourself By Jenny Bilskie-Smith, LCSW | Wise Body Therapy The Emotional Guilt of Setting Healthy Boundaries There’s a certain kind of guilt that shows up the moment you try...

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