Why caring for others isn't a weakness

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We like to think of ourselves as independent, but the truth is we depend on someone caring for us at the start of our lives, the end of our lives and in-between. And yet we elevate the idea of going it alone and devalue caregiving says journalist and writer Elissa Strauss. As a feminist writer, so much of what she heard about becoming a mother was about giving away tiny pieces of herself to care for tiny humans. Instead, she says she has come to see caregiving, not a sign of weakness, but something that enhances our emotional wellbeing. Her book is called When You Care, The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others.