08/28/2025
So many of us grew up believing our worth lived outside of us—that it had to be earned through what we did, how much we gave, or how well we performed. We were taught to be the “good girl,” to help, to please, to sacrifice, to put everyone and everything else first. Somewhere along the way, exhaustion became the measuring stick we used to prove we mattered. The more we poured out, the more depleted we became, the more we convinced ourselves it meant we were valuable. But the truth is—exhaustion is not evidence of worth. It’s evidence of self-abandonment.
Exhaustion is your body screaming what your soul has always known: you don’t have to break yourself to be enough.Every time you push when you need rest, every time you silence your needs to take on the weight of everyone else’s struggles, problems, and expectations—you’re handing your worth over to an illusion that says you’re only valuable when you’re completely drained and empty.
I had to learn this the hard way: worth is not earned through overextension, sacrifice, or being the container that holds everyone else’s pain. True worth isn’t measured by depletion at all. It’s remembered when you stop outsourcing your value and take ownership of it. Soul-led self-care is that reclamation—it’s you choosing to rest without guilt, to listen without shame, and to stop treating your needs like they’re negotiable. Your worth simply is. And the moment you reclaim that truth, everything shifts—because you stop living like your value depends on what you do, and start living like it flows from who you are.
✨ Reflective Question:
Where have you allowed old beliefs or other people to define your worth—and what would shift if you finally remembered that your value was yours all along?
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