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, [...]
