EPISODE 14
Do you find that you have a hard time differentiating your own emotions and needs from that of your family or significant others? Do you feel that you are responsible for making sure that other people are happy and end up living a life that others want you to live instead of living the life that makes YOU more fully alive?
In this episode I talk about how I realised that a lack of healthy boundaries was an obstacle to growing into my True Self, and how learning to practice healthy boundaries helped me to heal and become clearer in my identity.
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REFLECTION PROMPT
Listen.
- Did anything resonate particularly strongly with you?
- What emotions came up in response?
Ponder.
- Do you struggle more with becoming emotionally intimate or with being too emotionally needy? Can you differentiate your needs from others'?
Act.
- List significant relationships in your life. Label them accordingl to:
A. Too distant
B. Too close
C. Just right
For full details of this reflection prompt, please see transcript.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Blog: That's Not Love, That's Enmeshment
Poem: Please Hear What I'm Not Saying
Articles:
12 Signs You Lack Healthy Boundaries (and Why You Need Them)
Signs that You May Be in an Enmeshed Relationship
13 Signs You Grew Up in an Enmeshed Family
Podcast:
Why Your Family of Origin Impacts Your Life More Than Anything Else
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