143. How to Set & Hold Boundaries with Melissa Urban

We Can Do Hard Things

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Melissa, I love your reframe of boundaries. There might be no bad behavior happening anywhere around you. It's about taking your mental health, your energetic capacity, and you're worth seriously enough to give it a voice in your own damn life. That was exactly it. No, there nobody was behaving badly when they asked me to present a keynote. And if I can't, it is in everyone's best interest that I say no. All right, loves. We can do hard things. Tell Barbara to get the hell off your front porch a bunch of different ways. See you back here next time.

1. The top (surprising) signs that tell you it’s time to set a boundary.

2. Paying attention to “energy leakage” – when you’re giving out more than you’re getting back.

3. How to set the specific boundaries you need with in-laws, friends, and romantic partners.

4. Scripts for Melissa’s green, yellow, and red system of clear, kind communication in boundary setting.

5. Rethinking boundaries – not as not a response to someone else’s behavior – but as giving voice to your worth and health.

CW: brief mention of sexual abuse

About Melissa:

Melissa Urban is a six-time New York Times bestselling author, and her highly anticipated book, The Book of Boundaries, is available now. She is the host of the Do the Thing podcast – building community, health, and entrepreneurship, and the co-founder and CEO of Whole30. She lives in Salt Lake City, UT.

TW: @melissa_urban

IG: @melissau

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