Setting Healthy Boundaries
Healthy relationships thrive on understanding and compassion, even when it means setting boundaries. It's essential to communicate discomfort and needs to foster growth, allowing others the chance to adjust their behavior. Sometimes, those boundaries can reveal a person's unawareness of their impact, paving the way for deeper connections.In this clip
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Be Well by Kelly Leveque
174. Taking a Whole-Person Approach to Mental Health with Ellen Vora, M.D.
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How can I maintain friendships while experiencing personal growth and change, especially if I have a tendency to leave friendships behind or struggle with finding interesting things to talk about? This question is in relation to the episodes #147: How To Become A Boundary Boss with Terri Cole, Embracing Boundaries, #414: High-Functioning Codependents: How to Stop Being Everything for Everyone with Terri Cole, 1063: Working for Kin Might Just Do You In | Feedback Friday, The Power of Listening, What I Learned In My 20's: Self Love, Boundaries, Comparison & Trusting My Intuition, 627. Meeting the Anger Within + Taking Off Your Mask with Hannah Eden, and 881: Finding Your Angle in Covert Love Triangle | Feedback Friday. Many relationships that were very good at one point faded when I moved on, started new things, or grew professionally. I feel responsible for this.
I have a question about the episode How to Feel Loved & Cherished In Your Relationship | Women of Impact Panel Show and the clip Setting Relationship Boundaries. In the first weeks of a relationship, my mental health struggles, especially with procrastination and avoiding hard tasks due to stress, may become apparent. I'm a young, honest person, so I'm planning to tell my partner what I'm going through emotionally and mentally, including the traumas I have and the toxic environment I come from, with narcissistic parents. However, I'm concerned that sharing this with my partner will turn them off, as I've heard from some of my girlfriends that they don't want a whiny boyfriend. Can you explain in detail how to approach this situation and communicate my struggles without pushing my partner away?
What are your thoughts on the perspective that when seeking social interaction, it's crucial to consider who the person is interacting with, and that if the person drains their energy, those interactions may not be beneficial, especially in large amounts? This is related to the episodes How to Deal With Crappy, Toxic People, Influence and Boundaries, Setting Boundaries, PSYCHOLOGICAL TRICKS To Be Effortlessly Confident & CHARISMATIC | Vanessa Van Edwards, and Navigating Frenemies.