Emotional Exhaustion

If I Stop Stepping In… What Actually Happens Next?

By Susan King | May 6, 2026 |

Hi again, friends! Last month I addressed how fixing can become a survival response. Many of you resonated with the reader’s question. Awareness is so important but even when you pause and find internal regulation, fear may persist. “If I resist the need to fix, what if everything falls apart?” or “What if I end up experiencing the consequences anyway?”…