Boundaries Without Guilt: How to Stay Loving Without Self-Abandonment- Part 4
Mon Feb 02 2026
You don’t feel drained because you care too much. You feel drained because you’ve been holding onto what was never yours to carry.
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Have It All series. This episode is for the woman who is emotionally exhausted but doesn’t want to become cold. You want peace, not chaos. You want boundaries without guilt. You want to stay loving without over functioning.
By the end of this episode, you’ll know:
What’s yours to hold vs what’s not yoursHow to stop absorbing emotions without shutting downHow to set boundaries without guilt or over explainingHow to protect your energy while staying soft, receptive, and openWe also talk about why over functioning is often fear disguised as care, how it shows up with partners and clients, and how to lead as the emotional leader without rescuing everyone around you.
Practical tools in this episode:
Is this my emotion or theirs?Is this mine to fix or mine to witness?Am I responding from self trust or from guilt?And one of my favorite boundary reframes:
Boundaries are not abandonment. They’re how you stay connected without self abandonment.
If you haven’t watched Episodes 1–3 yet, they’re in the playlist and they’re the last three episodes on the podcast.
Subscribe for weekly episodes on emotional mastery and becoming the woman who has it all and feels good while doing it.
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You don’t feel drained because you care too much. You feel drained because you’ve been holding onto what was never yours to carry. Welcome to Episode 4 of the Have It All series. This episode is for the woman who is emotionally exhausted but doesn’t want to become cold. You want peace, not chaos. You want boundaries without guilt. You want to stay loving without over functioning. By the end of this episode, you’ll know: What’s yours to hold vs what’s not yoursHow to stop absorbing emotions without shutting downHow to set boundaries without guilt or over explainingHow to protect your energy while staying soft, receptive, and openWe also talk about why over functioning is often fear disguised as care, how it shows up with partners and clients, and how to lead as the emotional leader without rescuing everyone around you. Practical tools in this episode: Is this my emotion or theirs?Is this mine to fix or mine to witness?Am I responding from self trust or from guilt?And one of my favorite boundary reframes: Boundaries are not abandonment. They’re how you stay connected without self abandonment. If you haven’t watched Episodes 1–3 yet, they’re in the playlist and they’re the last three episodes on the podcast. Subscribe for weekly episodes on emotional mastery and becoming the woman who has it all and feels good while doing it. If this resonates, like, comment, and share it with a woman who needs this message. Need extra support from Maria? Join MUSE Energy, her exclusive women 's-only Need extra support from Maria? Join MUSE Energy, her exclusive women 's-only channel on Instagram, for more insights and inspiration! - https://www.instagram.com/direct/inbox/?thread_key=8628881520460159 For personalized 1:1 coaching, visit Maria’s website at mariafuentes.net or email her at info@mariafuentes.net for guidance.- https://mariafuentes.net/ Follow Maria on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/_maria.fuentes_/