This week on the Therapy Thursday podcast, Chelsea continues her ‘Surviving the Holidays’ series by looking at boundaries – what they are, how to set them, and how to maintain them.
Episode Highlights:
- What a boundary actually is
- Some boundary setting examples for the holidays
- ‘People pleasers’ or ‘co-dependents’
- ‘Baby steps’ to introducing boundaries
Quotes:
“We all know that there are things that take our energy away from us or give energy back to us.”
“Visualize your body as your home…and your boundaries are that front door so you decide what to open that door to, and what to close it to.”
“For some people, they can put a lot of pressure to make those times perfect, or feel that they have to participate in every single thing because of the novelty of this time of year.”
“You actually have to be fairly strong in what you’re asking for yourself.”
“I need a good amount of time to wind down and kind of get ready for my work week.”
“You do not have to explain yourself to people why you need time to rest or recover.”
“People are allowed to have their reactions to your boundaries. The cool thing is that you don’t have to take care of that for them.”
“It may take several iterations of your boundary to have it stick for other people.”
“It’s just all going to be okay.”
Links:
More Therapy Thursday Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/therapythursday/
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The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
