Why Strong People Struggle to Receive Support
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In this powerful and grounded conversation, Kristina Holle explores what real support actually looks like — in life, in leadership, and in the moments when we’re quietly carrying too much on our own.
We live in a culture that celebrates independence, resilience, and “handling it,” yet so many people feel unsupported, unseen, and emotionally exhausted beneath the surface. In this episode, Kristina invites listeners to pause and reflect on where they may be over-functioning, self-abandoning, or struggling to receive support — even when it’s available.
Blending personal insight, leadership wisdom, emotional intelligence, and intuitive awareness, this conversation unpacks:
Why asking for support can feel harder than giving it
How early conditioning shapes our relationship with support and self-reliance
The difference between surface support and true, regulating support
How leaders, parents, and high-achievers can learn to receive without guilt
What it means to create support that actually feels safe — for yourself and others
Whether you’re navigating leadership pressures, personal transitions, emotional fatigue, or simply feeling “fine but tired,” this episode offers a compassionate reframe: you were never meant to do this alone.
This is a conversation about permission, nervous-system awareness, authenticity, and remembering that strength doesn’t come from pushing — it comes from being supported in truth.