Of course we work hard to love all humans as they are. However, that doesn’t mean I invite all humans into the closest corners of my life.​
Peers, Partners, and Projects, OH MY: Assessing our Relationships
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The Dance Between Empathy, Self-Protection, and Boundary Setting
Have you ever struggled with the fine line between practicing empathy and not wanting to enable abuse?
Do You Have a Fear of Abandonment?
What if, after all the therapy you’ve done to heal it, your fear of abandonment remains because you keep abandoning yourself in your attempts to prove to others that you are worthy of not being abandoned?    We often won’t fully dissolve or heal our fear of abandonment until we also address our own patterns of self-abandonment.Â
How to Stand Up for Yourself with Love
Healthy relationships are all about finding ways to be both empathic and boundaried, connected to ourselves and connected to others.  It's a fine balance.   I don’t abandon myself by putting others on pedestals, nor do I abandon others by putting myself above them. ...
Does Anxiety Stop You From Setting Boundaries?
If you were to ask me if I would rather experience a high level of discomfort for a minute, or deal with a lower level of discomfort for days and weeks on end, I’d tell you that I’d rather have high anxiety for 30 seconds, than low-grade dis-ease for longer periods of...