The Circus Inventory - For Eldest Daughters

You’re exhausted, and you can’t even say from what.
That’s the eldest daughter load. It’s the birthday cards, the school forms, knowing who’s not speaking to whom, and scanning every room you walk into. Most of it is invisible, even to you, so none of it ever gets put down.
This free worksheet puts the whole load on one page. You’ll tick through family, home, kids, partner, friends, work, and the part nobody sees, and star anything that makes your stomach drop. Then you’ll pick one thing to set down this week, and get the exact words for when someone pushes back.
It takes about fifteen minutes. Fill it in on your screen or print it out.
 
This worksheet goes with my podcast episode Eldest Daughter Syndrome, Part 2 (What Happens When You Put Her Down) on The Emotional Truth. The episode covers what happens in your body and your relationships when you start setting the role down. The worksheet is where you start doing it.
 
Inside:
The inventory: 35 things eldest daughters carry, sorted by where they show up
Your stars: how to choose the one thing to set down first
When they react: what to say when someone gets irritated, calls you selfish, or drops it back in your lap
Same skills, now yours: how everything you’ve built becomes yours to direct