In this deeply reflective episode of Purpose, Not Pity, Erika explores the quiet, often unspoken emotional space that many people find themselves in during the holidays after loss, heartbreak, or major life change. Not the kind of grief that demands attention. Not the kind of healing that looks inspirational. But the kind that shows up as restraint, reflection, and not knowing how to explain what you feel. Erika opens up about how the holidays have shifted for her over the years, from childho...
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In this deeply reflective episode of Purpose, Not Pity, Erika explores the quiet, often unspoken emotional space that many people find themselves in during the holidays after loss, heartbreak, or major life change. Not the kind of grief that demands attention. Not the kind of healing that looks inspirational. But the kind that shows up as restraint, reflection, and not knowing how to explain what you feel. Erika opens up about how the holidays have shifted for her over the years, from childho...
Not Everything Is Mine to Carry: A Healing Lesson on Letting Go Without Guilt
Purpose, Not Pity
13 minutes
3 weeks ago
Not Everything Is Mine to Carry: A Healing Lesson on Letting Go Without Guilt
In this episode of Purpose, Not Pity, Erika reflects on a recent real-life moment that revealed how much she’s changed, not through what she did, but through what she no longer felt the need to carry. Through honest storytelling and reflection, she explores the difference between accountability and emotional labor, and how healing teaches us to stop absorbing blame, guilt, and anxiety that don’t belong to us. If you’ve ever felt responsible for keeping the peace, carrying emotional weight tha...
Purpose, Not Pity
In this deeply reflective episode of Purpose, Not Pity, Erika explores the quiet, often unspoken emotional space that many people find themselves in during the holidays after loss, heartbreak, or major life change. Not the kind of grief that demands attention. Not the kind of healing that looks inspirational. But the kind that shows up as restraint, reflection, and not knowing how to explain what you feel. Erika opens up about how the holidays have shifted for her over the years, from childho...
