by Carolyn Thomas   ❤️   Heart Sisters (on Blue Sky)

Asking for – and accepting – help from other people can be a challenge for those of us who generally see ourselves as the helper, not the helpee.  I come from a long line of Ukrainian women who are born helpers. My late mother’s reflexive response to neighbourhood news of a new baby or a broken leg, for example, was to turn on the oven and start baking for the occasion.   .  Continue reading “Why patients resist asking others for help” →