032 Why Asking for Help Feels So Dang Hard

Update: 2025-11-18

Description

Asking for help shouldn’t feel like failure — but for so many of us living with chronic illness, it does. In this episode, April gets real about the guilt, pride, and fear that make it so hard to ask for help, even when we desperately need it. From a moment of vulnerability in the shower to redefining what strength really means, this honest conversation invites you to see help not as weakness, but as connection.

🪞 What You’ll Hear

Why asking for help feels so heavy (and what’s really underneath it)

The difference between weakness and honesty

How guilt and pride keep us silent — and isolated

Learning to see help as safety, not failure

One small step you can take to practice asking for help this week

💡 One Tiny Step
Notice one thing you usually try to push through — and instead of muscling through it, say:

“I could use a little help with this.”
You don’t have to justify it. You just have to allow it.

💌 Mentioned in This Episode

The Boundary-Setting Script Pack — your free cheat sheet for saying no, asking for help, and protecting your peace

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🩵 Episode Quote

“Connection doesn’t start with perfection — it starts with permission. And asking for help is one of the bravest kinds of permission there is.”

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🎧 Credits
Host: April Aramanda
Produced by: The Invisible Illness Club
Editing: The Invisible Illness Club
Music: Licensed via Soundstripe
Show Notes + Strategy: Created with Cherry (ChatGPT-5)