Tag: boundaries
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A Recipe For Happiness
People want a how-to guide on how to achieve happiness like it’s a recipe. Add eggs and fold in the cheese (You just fold it in David – gold star if you can tell me what I am referencing) and boom you are happy. Unfortunately, happiness doesn’t come with a recipe. Like every emotion, it…
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Why Are Boundaries So Hard?
Boundaries are great for you and can be difficult to implement because we are scared of what might happen. Let’s say your friend Sarah is always canceling plans with you last minute and at times doesn’t give you a straight answer on whether she is attending the event you discussed. More often than not you…
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Respecting Your Own Boundaries
If you respect your boundaries eventually you will find yourself around others who also respect your boundaries. The hardest part about boundaries is enforcing them. Some people set a boundary and want to apologize for it for fear that they have upset that person. Others set a boundary but don’t enforce it. Both of these…
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Boundaries and Self-Care When The World Is In Chaos
it’s hard to keep up with all of the trauma that has been happening in our country: Roe vs. Wade being over in turn, more black men being violently killed by police, immigrants dying in the back of semi-trucks trying to find safety in this country, another mass shooting and a government who just wants…
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3 Reasons Why You Struggle With Boundaries
1. People pleasing. You are afraid if you set boundaries people will become upset. Your boss constantly asks you to work overtime and you agree in hopes that you will get a promotion. You do this for weeks and then you start to become burnt out and hate your job. Your hard work is going…
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Boundaries Are Your Responsibility
When it comes to your boundaries they are solely your responsibility. We can’t blame the other person for not adhering to your boundaries. You are responsible for voicing them, enforcing them, and taking action. 1. It’s your responsibility to voice the boundary You have to voice your boundaries to the people around you. Don’t assume…
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How To Put Yourself First: A Not So Easy 3-Step Guide To Happiness.
I talk a lot about putting your needs first but how exactly do you do it? How do you get over the bone-chilling feeling of selfishness? Maybe your feel rude or mean when putting yourself first. Let me be the first to tell you it’s not going to be easy. It’s going to be uncomfortable…
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If You Can’t Breathe There, You Shouldn’t Be There
This week I was given this saying: ‘If you can’t breathe there, you shouldn’t be there.’ My first thought was damn if that ain’t the truth. If you are in a situation where you feel like you can’t breathe it’s time to take a step back and figure out what’s going on. There are ways…
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3 Ways You Are Self-Sabotaging
Hey y’all welcome back to this week’s blog post! Let’s talk about self-sabotaging. Self-sabotaging means you are doing things that are stopping you from doing what you want or from being your best self. We all are excellent self-sabotagers. We do it all the time. Maybe you’ve gotten into a fight with your boyfriend right before going…
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How To Set Boundaries
If you been following along with me you now know the when, where, why, what of boundaries. Today we will talk about how to set boundaries. 1. First, listen to your body’s response to know when to set boundaries. 2. Decide what the boundary is. This can be tricky because there isn’t always a clear-cut boundary. Sometimes we know something…