TIPs: The Brain & Change > Boundaries as Self-Care
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Setting up boundaries is not a way to keep people out, but a way to care for yourself and your needs in your interpersonal relationships. Learn more about creating boundaries as self-care below.
Ayurveda (A-yur-ved-a): India’s traditional medical system which is based on the idea of balance bodily systems for whole body health
In my Ayurveda and Your Mental Health: An Introduction, we learned continue reading
Boundaries When Working Remotely
When the COVID-19 pandemic first began in the US, there were a whole slew of new challenges to work through. From merging work and home life, to social isolation continue reading
Assessing your self care needs can seem like a daunting task, especially when the media and society continue reading
Spot Love Bombing In Action: Are you being love-bombed? New relationships are often full of excitement, anxiety, romance, confusion, surprises, and fun. In the midst of such strong feelings, it can be very difficult continue reading
Discovering your Deeper Needs: your deeper need is an exercise designed to help you recognize how and why your feelings arise, what those feelings entail and how they are pointing you into the direction continue reading
Codependency Therapy: the boundary circle is a journaling exercise for anyone struggling to set boundaries in their interpersonal relationships. This is an exercise frequently used in codependency therapy. Boundaries by definition are guidelines, rules continue reading
Giving sexual consent, in the simplest terms, means voluntarily agreeing to engage in a specific sexual activity. There are many conversations, articles, and resources around how to ask for consent, what “no” and “yes” look continue reading
One of the most common communication issues I see in my couples’ sessions are difficulty with successful requests, or self-sabotaging requests. What do I mean by this? Often when we really need something from our continue reading
It can be so very challenging for most of us to say no, and for a number of very good reasons. First and foremost, we are all taught from an early age to be helpful continue reading
Emotional labor is the process of repressing and/or emphasizing feelings that are deemed desirable within a situation. Being calm when you’re angry, cordial when you’re irritated, and acting happy when you’re sad are all examples continue reading
With the small window to enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, maintaining your boundaries over the holidays can be a difficult task. Especially due to the pressure to “do it all” and do it right continue reading
Boundaries: Re-framing the concept
The term boundaries means the limits you set with others based on what you feel most comfortable with; this can be physically, emotionally,intellectually, sexually, the list goes on. If you are continue reading
Once you have Identified Your Boundaries, you are ready to share them with others and express your feelings about the relationship and your boundaries for how you want others continue reading
