
Learned the Hard Way with Kier Gaines
EP 12: How Much Should You Care? Ft. Crissle West
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What happens when being the person everyone depends on becomes the thing that's breaking you? In this episode, Kier Gaines sits down with media personality, cultural critic, and podcast host Crissle for a conversation about empathy, emotional labor, boundaries, and the hidden weight of being the person everyone turns to when life falls apart. What starts as a discussion about therapy training quickly becomes something much bigger. Kier and Crissle explore what happens when caring isn't just something you do it's something you're wired for. Both have spent years studying people, understanding behavior, navigating relationships, and helping others make sense of their lives. But somewhere…