Episode 8

Asking For Help Without Feeling Like a Burden

How many times have we needed help and stayed quiet instead because asking felt like too much? In this episode Marilyn gets honest about why so many of us would rather struggle alone than risk being seen as needy, weak, or a burden to the people we love.

This is a conversation about where that belief comes from, what it actually costs us emotionally and even in our work and business lives, and why asking for help is one of the bravest and most self-aware things we can do. Because the people who truly love us want the chance to show up for us the same way we show up for them.

This episode is a gentle reminder that we were never meant to carry everything alone. And letting people in is not an imposition. It is a gift.

In this episode:

  • Why so many of us equate independence with strength and needing help with failure
  • What happens when we suffer in silence instead of reaching out
  • How struggling to delegate or ask for support in business can lead to burnout
  • Why the people who love us want to be trusted enough to show up for us
  • How to use the bubble method when the fear of being a burden feels overwhelming
  • Five gentle ways to start practicing asking for help

This week's takeaway:

Needing support does not make us a burden. It makes us human. The people who truly love us want the chance to show up for us the same way we show up for them.

Connect with Marilyn:

www.MarilynBarker.com

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Marilyn Barker

Marilyn Barker is an author, speaker, business consultant, motivational coach, and the creator of Put It in a Bubble™. Through her books, podcast, workshops, and coaching, she helps people create space, shift their perspective, process difficult moments, and take intentional steps forward.
Put It in a Bubble™ is built around a simple idea: you do not have to carry everything at once. Marilyn encourages listeners to pause, decide what deserves their energy, take action where needed, and release what they no longer need to hold onto.
Her approach is practical, encouraging, and grounded in real life. The goal is not to ignore hard things or force positivity, but to handle challenges with more awareness, stronger self-talk, greater resilience, and a clearer sense of what comes next.
Marilyn is the founder of Barker Business Services LLC, which serves as the umbrella for her consulting, speaking, educational resources, books, and the Put It in a Bubble™ brand.

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