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Trying to Make Someone Change Won’t Fix the Problem of Poor Boundaries

by NATALIE | Boundaries

A huge source of frustration is knowing that something doesn’t feel good or right for us but waiting for something or someone else to change. This is a boundary issue that leads to us making choices, even passive ones, and then feeling wounded by them. This renders us...

We Don’t Need the Perfect Reaction to Our Upset but a Pause Helps

by NATALIE | Self

Far too many people pressure themselves to speak on something perfectly and immediately. They want to get fired up and know exactly what to say or do straight away. When they don’t, they beat themselves up afterwards for not having the perfect words or addressing...

It will take more than one attempt to communicate your boundaries. Keep going!

by NATALIE | Boundaries

If you think you can go from having no boundaries to suddenly having them or expressing them once and that people will roll over or thank you for it, think again. The truth is, some people are very used to your old boundaries and may take some time to adjust....

Please Don’t Wait Around for People to Do the Right Thing by You

by NATALIE | Boundaries

In situations where, to you, the ‘right’ thing seems obvious, it’s easy to assume that it is to the other party too. In fact, when it comes to boundaries, we humans often veer between extremes. We think someone wouldn’t do something if it weren’t...
We can express our anger and frustration at work *without* being intimidating

We can express our anger and frustration at work *without* being intimidating

by NATALIE | Boundaries

Last year in the wake of returning to set after the first wave of the pandemic, Tom Cruise was recorded going ballistic at film crew who weren’t abiding by Covid guidelines. Aside from the health implications, it would have been the third shutdown. The disruption...

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