# When You’re Carrying Too Much Responsibility by Yourself Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-of-you-5434878/when-you-re-carrying-too-much-responsibility-by-yourself Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-of-you-5434878/when-you-re-carrying-too-much-responsibility-by-yourself.md Podcast: [The Best of You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-of-you-5434878) Published: 2026-06-03T08:06:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH5370007195.mp3 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/TSFL1/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/AMPH5370007195.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-best-of-you-5434878/episodes/when-you-re-carrying-too-much-responsibility-by-yourself Duration seconds: 583 ## Resource Today's Scripture: Numbers 11:10–17There is a kind of exhaustion that comes from feeling responsible for too many people, emotions, needs, and outcomes. Today’s episode looks at Moses’ honest breaking point in Numbers 11 and the mercy of God’s response. God does not shame Moses for being overwhelmed. He gives him support. *The hidden exhaustion of over-responsibility*Why capable people often struggle to receive help*How survival strategies become burnout*Why limits are not a failure of love*The mercy of shared burden Go Deeper: Take the Family Roles quiz Connect with Dr. Alison on Instagram: @dralisoncook Join 80,000+ Soul Menders in Dr. Alison’s free email community for ongoing reflection and support. While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only.‍ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-best-of-you-5434878/episodes/when-you-re-carrying-too-much-responsibility-by-yourself/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-best-of-you-5434878/when-you-re-carrying-too-much-responsibility-by-yourself.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.