Are you a great friend but often feel that your relationships are not balanced? Are you giving way more than you receive in return? When your relationships become lopsided, it is easy to cycle between being loving and passively resentful.

The people around you may be capable of giving more but they may not understand your experience and they may not know how to change their approach. Feeling resentful when don’t get what you need or deserve is understandable, but resentment is not going to help you feel stronger or more empowered. On the contrary, feelings of resentment contribute to burnout and tend to lead to a downward spiral in your family and work relationships.