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Healthy Boundaries #2: Understanding Healthy Boundaries (when you’ve never really had them)

Last week, I wrote about feeling responsible for everyone else's emotions – that exhausting pattern of carrying weight that isn't yours, losing yourself while trying to keep everyone else happy. If that resonated with you, it's likely because somewhere along the way you never really learned what healthy boundaries look and feel like. And that makes sense. As children, we learn by watching adults set, respect, and communicate limits. Also, by practicing through interactions like sharing, respecting personal space, [...]

2026-02-26T20:28:39+00:0026 February 2026|Categories: Healthy boundaries|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Healthy Boundaries #2: Understanding Healthy Boundaries (when you’ve never really had them)

Healthy Boundaries #1: Feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions? Read this…

Do you tense up when you know someone's upset? Are you always scanning to check if everyone's okay, perhaps running through what you might have said or done wrong? Do you focus so much time on trying to keep the atmosphere happy or harmonious, that you always biting your tongue, and losing sight of what you really think and feel? If you're nodding, you're probably someone who feels responsible for everyone else's wellbeing, happiness, and emotions. Not in a [...]

2026-02-26T19:53:04+00:0012 February 2026|Categories: Healthy boundaries, People pleasing|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Healthy Boundaries #1: Feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions? Read this…