Ep. #247 - Loving Them Means Accepting Your Limits
Fri Feb 06 2026
“There’s a specific kind of pain that comes with loving someone deeply… and realizing you can’t give them what they need. Not because you don’t want to. Not because you don’t care. But because you’re simply not capable of it.”
We don’t talk about this enough.
We talk about effort.
We talk about sacrifice.
We talk about “if you really love someone, you’ll find a way.”
But what happens when you can’t?
What happens when you want to fix it, provide it, heal it, protect them from it—and you just don’t have the tools?
Today’s episode is about accepting that truth without turning it into guilt, shame, or self-hatred.
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“There’s a specific kind of pain that comes with loving someone deeply… and realizing you can’t give them what they need. Not because you don’t want to. Not because you don’t care. But because you’re simply not capable of it.” We don’t talk about this enough. We talk about effort. We talk about sacrifice. We talk about “if you really love someone, you’ll find a way.” But what happens when you can’t? What happens when you want to fix it, provide it, heal it, protect them from it—and you just don’t have the tools? Today’s episode is about accepting that truth without turning it into guilt, shame, or self-hatred.