in business in general, in life and in relationships, being clear is kind.

Overgiving is not kind. Being clear is kind and clearly communicating what we can and can't

agree to. Clearly communicating expectations is actually the most loving thing we can do and take this

from someone who had to learn that the hard way over and over and over again.

Welcome to Powerhouse Women, the podcast for women who know they are ready for more.

Let's go.

Introducing your host and the founder of Powerhouse Women, Lindsay Schwartz.

Hi.

If you're hungry to grow and expand your career, business, and life, you're in the right place.

You ready for your breakthrough?

Let's do it.

Powerhouse women!

So in a season that has so many demands on us, how do we actually break cycles of burnout and

overgiving and essentially what's at the root of all of it, which is self-abandonment?

And this is something that I have a lot of personal insight into that I've had to unwind

as I've gone through this healing journey over the last two years.

As an entrepreneur,

it shows up in my friendships, every single relationship. And so I can understand how difficult

it can feel sometimes to say the simplest of words, which is no. If you struggle with that,

if you find it a little bit hard to balance everything that is going on in your business and in your life all at the same time, then I think you're going to really relate to some of these questions.

So this first one is from Swapna, who said, I recently left corporate due to burnout. And I've started an entrepreneurial journey with my husband.

Lately, I found myself pouring

...