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Podcast: Eternally Amy
Episode: Volunteering Voodoo: When Helping Turns Harmful in Recovery
Description: Sobriety teaches us a lot about boundariesâhow to set them, how to honor them, and how to recognize when theyâre being crossed. But sometimes, even with the best intentions, we find ourselves stuck in old patternsâespecially in places where weâre just trying to help.In this weekâs episode of Eternally Amy, I dig into what I call âVolunteering Voodooââthat strange space where service, faith, guilt, and the desire to belong get all tangled up. If youâve ever felt burned out, manipulated, or just plain exhausted by your volunteer work, especially in a church, nonpr...