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In this episode of Becoming Unbreakable, Andrew explores what happens when caring, for others, for work, and for responsibility, quietly becomes a weight you carry alone.

This is a reflection on emotional labour: the unseen effort of holding things together, absorbing pressure, staying steady for others, and being the reliable one, often without recognition, support, or space to rest.

For leaders, carers, healthcare professionals, and anyone who finds themselves constantly holding space, this episode names the moment when care stops feeling nourishing and starts feeling heavy.

This isn’t about blame or fixing.
It’s about understanding.
About permission.
And about recognising the cost of always being the one who copes.

Becoming Unbreakable is a podcast about emotional leadership, resilience, and adapting when life doesn’t go to plan, without losing your humanity in the process.

Music:
Reflective by Stereo_Color
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In Episode 5 of Becoming Unbreakable, Andrew explores a pattern many caring, capable people recognise — overgiving.

Often praised as strength, reliability, or resilience, overgiving can quietly become a way of living without limits. This episode looks at how caring turns into obligation, how generosity becomes expectation, and how the body eventually speaks when boundaries are missing.

Drawing on lived experience from leadership, the NHS, and serious illness, Andrew reflects on why overgiving is so easy to miss — especially for people who care deeply, hold responsibility, or are used to being “the strong one”.

This is not an episode about fixing or solving anything yet. It’s about awareness.

About noticing when giving stops being sustainable.
About recognising the difference between generosity and self-erasure.
And about understanding why rest can feel undeserved — even when it’s essential.

Episode 5 sits between Boundaries Without Guilt and When Caring Becomes Heavy, and forms a pivotal moment in Season 1 — naming the cost before moving towards change.

If you’ve ever felt quietly exhausted, responsible for holding everything together, or unsure when to stop, this episode is for you.

Music:
Find Your Way by Adigold
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In Episode 4 of Becoming Unbreakable, Andrew explores one of the most misunderstood, and essential, skills in emotional leadership: boundaries.

For many people, especially leaders, carers, and healthcare professionals, boundaries are often confused with selfishness, rejection, or letting others down. This episode gently challenges that belief and reframes boundaries as an act of care, for ourselves and for the people we support.

Drawing on his experiences in the NHS, through serious illness, and during periods of intense professional pressure, Andrew reflects on what happens when boundaries are missing, why over-responsibility becomes so normalised, and how guilt can quietly keep us stuck in unhealthy patterns.

This episode looks at why learning to say “enough” is not a failure of character, but a sign of emotional maturity. It explores how boundaries protect health, preserve integrity, and allow us to continue showing up without burning out.

Episode 4 is for anyone who gives a lot, carries a sense of responsibility for others, or struggles with the discomfort of setting limits, even when those limits are necessary.

This is an invitation to see boundaries not as walls, but as structures that make sustainable leadership, compassion, and resilience possible.

Music:
The Resolute by Crypt-of-Insomnia
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