How Do You Resist the Temptation to Save Someone You Love?

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(A LOVE, SEX & SOUP Q & A): On reframing old patterns to help your relationship grow (while saving yourself).

The temptation to save is rooted in one’s past where most often, at too young of an age, we were put in the situation of having to be a caretaker. Those of us who had parents with addictions, clinical depression or other serious mental health issues or caretakers who simply weren’t able to handle their own traumas or life stressors usually turn into “saviors”.

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