Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement 3663: Trojan Horses and Flying Dice by Dr. Kelly Flanagan on Healthy Boundaries and Relationships
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Jul 11, 2025 Dr. Kelly Flanagan dives into the invisible walls we build around our hearts and minds, illuminating how they shape our relationships. He emphasizes the importance of crafting healthy boundaries that protect yet connect. Through insightful anecdotes, he discusses how therapy can help renovate these walls with the right balance of openness and protection. Listeners are encouraged to rethink vulnerability, building doors that allow trusted connections without losing their sense of self.
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Monopoly Reveals Emotional Boundaries
- Dr. Kelly Flanagan shares a story of playing Junior Monopoly with his son Quinn at Starbucks.
- A simple moment of connection was disrupted when Dr. Kelly's words unexpectedly entered Quinn's emotional boundaries, leading to tension.
Walls Define Our Psychological Self
- Walls are essential for our sense of self, defining where we end and others begin.
- Broken walls cause chaos, confusion, or loneliness depending on whether they are too open, too closed, or unstable.
Renovate Walls with Therapy
- Therapy is about renovating our psychological walls, not tearing them down.
- Create doors you control that open inward, inviting trusted people into your space on your terms.