Ugly meaning, you behave in ugly ways because you don’t have healthy boundaries.
It doesn’t have to be this way, of course. Boundaries are key to ensuring you aren’t acting ugly in your
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friendship
Simple TEMPLATE to set a boundary
Boundary setting can feel scary, mean, confusing, and unloving. In the beginning, it can overwhelm you into a state of literally not wanting to set limits at all. Don’t
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They can’t read your mind!
How do you know you are integrating the boundary work you are doing? You will notice over time, it starts to be less hard. You won’t have to refer to your core values
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5 Signs You May Need to Set A Boundary
Hi friend, do you sometimes still feel that setting a boundary is unloving? Or wouldn’t it be nice if someone else just came in and managed your boundary practice for
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Safe People
The book Safe People by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend is still one of my top 5 books of all time. The information they provided in their pages truly changed the way I
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For the recovering “people pleasers”
PEOPLE PLEASINGThere is a range of emotions that can arise when you begin this work. Some of them are what I consider survival skills that you may have acquired as a
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I’m not a “mean mom,” just a tired one.
I recently attended a holiday party at a girlfriend’s. It was a moms night out that I really was looking forward to. These days, it takes a lot of energy to tuck the kids
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Loyal to a fault
I was at a meeting one night not too long ago, and a woman shared a story about a dog study she once heard about. I doubt it's a true story, but the lesson rang loud and
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Saying goodbye to our golden boy…
It's never easy to say goodbye, but I know you would want it this way, so we have made the call. Today will be the last day we get to scratch your ears, kiss your nose,
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To the friend who left me, I thank you.
You probably didn't know this at the time, but you broke my heart. I had never before felt such pain, such abandonment, such confusion. I looked up to you, I admired you;
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