Well, hello there, my friends, and welcome this episode of the Terry Cole Show.

I want to start with a question. Are you the person in your family system, let's say, or even your

friendship group, that everyone leans on? Are you the emotional go-to or the one who fixes and listens,

the one who supports, the one who has the great ideas.

And you may even feel kind of proud, at least I certainly did, of being the reliable one I still do.

Being a trustworthy person is a good quality to have, right?

But the question is, is it starting to drain your life force energy? Are you exhausted? And for all of you

women, in perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause, you know, there's a different level of

existential exhaustion and physical exhaustion that comes when we sort of hit this wall. And so I've been hearing from a lot of you that you are hitting the wall and that you are

tired of being that person for everyone.

So this episode of the Cherry Cole show is for you, my friend.

It's all about how to shift that dynamic into something that's more equitable while protecting

yourself and your relationships.

So before we get into it, I just want to say, wow, hello, Pod Squad, as my friends at the

we can do hard things would say, I'm so pumped that you guys are here.

It makes me so happy that we get to hang out

twice a week together. So many of you listen to every single episode. And it just makes me feel

like we're kind of friends. You know what I mean? Like, I don't know. Is that weird? But I feel like I

know you. And I don't take your devotion or your interest in this podcast, in me and my

work, for granted. I don't think I'm owed it. I do think I work to earn it. And I hope that

you feel that way too. I hope that it has added value to your life,

because everything that I create sincerely is with you in mind. You are my why. I don't know what I'd be

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