Discover why people pleasing and overgiving leave you drained and how to set healthy boundaries.

Do you often feel emotionally exhausted after helping others, managing relationships, or constantly being “the strong one”? In this episode, we explore why overgiving, people-pleasing and emotional suppression can quietly drain your energy and disconnect you from yourself. Discover how Taoist wisdom teaches healthy emotional boundaries, balance without aggression, and a calmer way to care for others without abandoning yourself.

With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).

Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com

Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/

Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:

• LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zID3yxrdCbbZFuKHCwgV6qhX
• Our INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq

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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.

Learn how to love deeply without abandoning yourself.

How do you love someone without losing yourself? In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore authentic love, healthy boundaries, self-love and relationships through the wisdom of Taoism and the Inner Child. Discover why love without truth can become self-abandonment, how boundaries can strengthen relationships and how to move beyond people-pleasing, emotional bargaining and fear of rejection.

Read the blog post that inspired this episode: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/p/familiaritys-false-shelter [second blog post on this page]

Our Tao Dialogues are powerful yet gentle teachings about authenticity, spirituality and finding emotional balance and flow in everyday life. These spoken-word episodes draw from David James Lees’ practice as a Taoist monk and teacher, and expand upon popular posts on ‘David’s Journal’, his Substack blog.

You can subscribe to David’s Journal here: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/

Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com

Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:

• TAO DIALOGUES PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICamFP2zMyey3KGTnfm2aUq&si=AW_ZOUeldKv3nHhF
• LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zID3yxrdCbbZFuKHCwgV6qhX&si=9yNvhZaaUGvRWMOe
• INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq

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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.

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Discover true fulfilment, inner peace and emotional balance through this calming guided meditation - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.

In this meditation, you’ll be guided to release striving, comparison, and the need to prove your worth; reconnect with your authentic self; and remember that fulfilment does not come from achievement or external validation. Through gentle breathing, Taoist philosophy and powerful affirmations, we explore how to live with greater meaning, harmony and self-worth.

✨ You are already enough. Your peace comes from within.

⚠️ PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS MEDITATION WHILE DRIVING OR OPERATING MACHINERY

Learn more about David’s online consultations, events, books and audio teachings: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com

Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/

Other teachings and guided meditations you may enjoy:

• GUIDED MEDITATION PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIA12P7BftG6a18lIWFDjL35&si=bWWub6YyoZpXhFub
• INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq&si=7TkslLfvthRWePOI

Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion

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If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom

Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/

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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.

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