Yes! I love the clarity of a boundary. Having been raised as a woman, in a church environment, in the nice midwest, I was in my mid-20’s before it dawned on me that I didn’t have to do everything people asked me to do. 💡💡💡
Thank you for this post! So many good nuggets. I write about educator burnout in my substack, and I recently wrote about the dark side of servant leadership— how it can lead to self-erasure and burnout. Reading your post I realized— I did a gender analysis, but I didn’t do an analysis of the religious baggage attached to servant leadership! But you’re right, I was raised not to have any boundaries, to be a doormat as you so aptly put it. Thinking now of Psalty’s Sing Along, “If you wanna be great in God’s kingdom, learn to be a servant of all.”
Oh man I really really appreciate this!! This is solidly helpful and what I needed to hear. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks, Molly!
Yes! I love the clarity of a boundary. Having been raised as a woman, in a church environment, in the nice midwest, I was in my mid-20’s before it dawned on me that I didn’t have to do everything people asked me to do. 💡💡💡
An important realization, to be sure!
Thank you for this post! So many good nuggets. I write about educator burnout in my substack, and I recently wrote about the dark side of servant leadership— how it can lead to self-erasure and burnout. Reading your post I realized— I did a gender analysis, but I didn’t do an analysis of the religious baggage attached to servant leadership! But you’re right, I was raised not to have any boundaries, to be a doormat as you so aptly put it. Thinking now of Psalty’s Sing Along, “If you wanna be great in God’s kingdom, learn to be a servant of all.”
It's all so tied up together, isn't it? I'm going to check out your post!
Yes, definitely all connected. Here you go! :) https://regenerativeschools.substack.com/p/a-lethal-mutation-of-servant-leadership?r=6kxkx2&utm_medium=ios