Boundaries are essential for healthy relationships, self-care, and emotional well-being—but many people struggle to define them, let alone maintain them. I know that I am guilty of this because, I ...
Boundaries are simply how we communicate those needs. Though they vary from person to person, their purpose is the same: to ...
WHETHER YOU'VE been in therapy for years or you've never talked to a mental health professional, you've probably heard the term "boundary." The psychology-based therapeutic term has made its way into ...
Boundaries matter in every relationship, but they’re especially important when your partner has an eating disorder. This is because eating disorders erode personal boundaries — they take over all of ...
Personal boundaries are both the physical and emotional limits we establish with other people. They allow others to know what's acceptable and what's not OK within your relationships. If you're having ...
This week we’re learning how to recognize our boundaries and enforce them with help from therapist and relationship expert, Nedra Glover Tawwab. Nedra is the author of the New York Times bestselling ...
Your level of self-esteem and the boundaries you set for yourself are very closely related. Generally, the higher your self-esteem, the more well-defined your boundaries. Before we go on to discuss ...
Most of us have a list of ideal attributes we look for in a partner. But therapist Lori Gottlieb says that a lot of us might just be barking up the wrong tree when it comes to our priorities. Gottlieb ...
Around Valentine's Day, Lorraine Holeman, counselor and owner of Summit GVL, likes to put up a quote by therapist, author and activist Prentis Hemphill, on the chalkboard in her office. It reads: ...