The Essential “Boundaries Are Healthy” Episode

Boundaries help us love ourselves, love others, and care for relationships well.

Air Date

June 20, 2022

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Do you even have an emotional health and wellness podcast if you don’t talk about this one topic? We often refer to it as the b-word for therapists; that’s right – boundaries! 🙂 Boundaries are one of our favorite things to talk about because so many of us often get them wrong. In this episode, Neal & Carly are going to clear some things up when it comes to setting healthy boundaries and talk about how to utilize boundaries effectively.

Key Takeaways

We often struggle to set boundaries because we don’t know how, boundaries sound mean, or we don’t believe we should have them.
Boundaries are property lines that help us distinguish what is our responsibility and what is not.
“Setting boundaries is the most loving thing you can do for yourself and for others.”
Boundaries are how you protect what you value.
Setting a good boundary has two parts: communication and follow-through. Most people forget the follow-through part.
Boundaries are owning what is yours while giving others the responsibility to own what is theirs in order to grow.
Taking care of others is not identical to caretaking. We don’t have to take on all the weight of others’ life or decisions.
People without boundaries hate boundaries. We can still respond in love to the people in our life who struggle to respect boundaries, but that doesn’t mean we have to let our boundaries go.