#59 Helping and Hindering

In this episode, Roy and Catherine look at when helping helps and when it gets in the way. Catherine describes the moment of saying “please stop helping”, when someone assumes you are incapable and steps in to coach you through something you were doing your own way, sometimes as a deliberate experiment. She says we often jump in because we assume the other person does not know what they are doing, when they are doing it that way because they want to. She compares it to backseat drivers and backseat cooks. She also talks about the other side: learning to ask for help in a culture where you are expected to be self-sufficient. Roy agrees on the cooking, then shares what it means in relationships, where a man’s instinct is to jump in with solutions and the other person often just wants to be heard. He suggests simply saying what you need, whether that is to listen or to solve, because nobody can read your mind. They finish by asking listeners what comes to mind when they hear helping and hindering. Timestamps 0:02 — Welcome & today’s question: helping and hindering 0:21 — Catherine: “please stop helping”, backseat cooks and learning to ask for help 3:40 — Roy: cooking, wanting to be heard rather than fixed, and saying what you need 5:17 — Closing thoughts and sign-off Roy Coughlan · The Podfather Network Website: https://roycoughlan.com/ Virtual Assistants: https://va.world/ Private Networking Group: Learn about a Private Networking Group in 50 US States & 50 Countries with 700+ Members https://connectedleaders.academy Brain Upgrade: https://brainupgrade.org/ The Authority Alliance: A Foundation of Experts — community for entrepreneurs, coaches, and thought leaders to connect, collaborate, and grow their authority together: https://theauthorityalliance.com/ EMF Protection: https://protectfromemf.org/ Health & Wellness: https://podfather.thefrequencyawakening.com/ Make the most of your calling. Book an Exploratory Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/#explore 🤝 Join Catherine’s Being Space Community ✦ Website: https://beingspace.world ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinellewellynbeingspace/ ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld #DifferentPoints #HelpingAndHindering #AskingForHelp #Relationships #Podcast #BeingSpace #CatherineLlewellyn #RoyCoughlan