How to dump an energy vampire
Jun 25, 2026•15 min
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Episode description
Need some advice? In this edition of Dear Life Kit, we're pulling wisdom from the vast Life Kit archives to help you:
-Avoid energy vampires
-Set firmer boundaries with friends at work
-Navigate your own success when others are struggling
Have a question for the Life Kit team? Write us or send a recording to lifekit@npr.org. Questions about money, health, home and family life, staying organized, sticky social situations -- we want them all. We may answer your question in a future episode.
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-Avoid energy vampires
-Set firmer boundaries with friends at work
-Navigate your own success when others are struggling
Have a question for the Life Kit team? Write us or send a recording to lifekit@npr.org. Questions about money, health, home and family life, staying organized, sticky social situations -- we want them all. We may answer your question in a future episode.
Follow us on Instagram: @nprlifekit
Sign up for our newsletter here.
Have an episode idea or feedback you want to share? Email us at lifekit@npr.org
Support the show and listen to it sponsor-free by signing up for Life Kit+ at plus.npr.org/lifekit
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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