<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ Shepherd’s Gate Counseling]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Shepherd’s Gate Counseling]]></description><link>https://caseygibbsmslpc.wixstudio.com/shepherdgatecounsel/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:18:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shepherdsgatecounseling.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Cost of Always Holding It Together]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Strength Becomes Survival There are people who naturally become the steady one in every room. The one who handles the pressure. The one others rely on. The one who keeps functioning even when things feel heavy underneath. From the outside, it can look like resilience, success, or capability. But internally, many high-functioning adults live in a constant state of tension that rarely gets acknowledged. Stress slowly becomes normal. Overthinking becomes routine. Rest starts to feel...]]></description><link>https://www.shepherdsgatecounseling.org/post/the-hidden-cost-of-always-holding-it-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a07833ce17018105dee5d2a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:38:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e51cf6_979d241a467748a49beda3a2cfca3e82~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>caseygibbsmslpc</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>