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Protecting Energy

Part of the Self-Care Wheel

What is Protecting Energy?

Being intentional about what and who you allow to consume your limited resources. Energy protection is not selfishness — it is the prerequisite for sustainable giving. You cannot pour from an empty vessel.

When you might feel protecting energy

Protecting Energy is a specific form of boundaries, which itself is a type of personal. You might experience this feeling in situations where personal is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define protecting energy.

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