Part 2: Where Are You Staying Quiet to Keep Someone Else Comfortable?

Part 2: Where Are You Staying Quiet to Keep Someone Else Comfortable?

Part 2: Where Are You Staying Quiet to Keep Someone Else Comfortable?

Mary Meduna-Gross, Ph.D.
Published on: 10/12/2025

She was calm, capable, and silent — until she realized her peace depended on everyone else being okay. This story explores how caregivers lose their voice, and how self-trust helps them find it again.

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Part 1: The Hidden Fear Behind “I’m Just Doing My Job”

Part 1: The Hidden Fear Behind “I’m Just Doing My Job”

Part 1: The Hidden Fear Behind “I’m Just Doing My Job”Mary Meduna-Gross, Ph.D.
Published on: 03/12/2025

When caring turns into control, peace becomes impossible. This story explores the hidden exhaustion of always holding it together—and how grace begins when we trade management for trust.

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You Keep Going Back — And That’s What Makes You Extraordinary 

You Keep Going Back — And That’s What Makes You Extraordinary 

You Keep Going Back — And That’s What Makes You Extraordinary Mary Meduna-Gross, Ph.D.
Published on: 26/11/2025

Many spend their lives walking through the desert of service—caregivers, first responders, helpers. This story honors those who keep going back for others and reminds them: even the strongest must rest and drink from the garden within.

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The Cost of Being the Family Healer Blog Post

The Cost of Being the Family Healer Blog Post

The Cost of Being the Family Healer Blog PostMary Meduna-Gross, Ph.D.
Published on: 06/11/2025

The healer holds everyone together… and disappears in the process. It’s time to lay down that role and step into wholeness.

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