How to Protect Yourself While Supporting Others

Mike Veny

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How to Protect Yourself While Supporting Others

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I will encourage you to be mindful of your own emotions and energy and remind yourself that supporting others doesn’t mean you have to take on their problems.

It’s okay to put up a boundary and say, you know, I just can’t deal with this right now and maybe resume at another time. And it’s a dance. One of the reasons that we hesitate to do that is because we feel like we’re going to hurt a relationship. We don’t like to put up a boundary.

There’s a book that is called The Power of a Positive No. And it’s written by, you’re going to love this, a hostage negotiator. And he actually throws out this concept in the beginning of the book that we don’t want to say no to people because we think we’re going to hurt the relationship. But we end up saying yes, even if that means showing up for family during a tragedy, and we end up resenting it.

So the key is learning how to say no in a way that still preserves the relationship. So it’s okay to say no, some people might not like that at first, but it’ll give you the time and space to get your energy back.

So you can say yes to them and be there for them. And there’s so much more to that answer, but thank you just for that question. I think that was a great question.

Mike Veny

Mike Veny won Corporate LiveWire’s 2022 & 2023 Innovation & Excellence Awards for his work as a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist®. He also won NAMI New York State’s 2023 Leader Of Mental Health Awareness award. As a PM360 ELITE Award Winner, he was recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the healthcare industry for his work with patient advocacy. Determined to overcome a lifetime of serious mental health challenges, Mike’s career began as a professional drummer and evolved into becoming a change maker in the workplace wellness industry. Mike is the author of several books, including the best-selling book, Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero. He is currently furthering his knowledge at Maharishi International University, pursuing a Consciousness and Human Potential degree.
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