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How do you rate YOUR boundaries?

You need better boundaries if you say yes when you want to say no. If people treat you poorly and you don’t address it or step out of the situation, you need better boundaries. If you sense someone expects you to give them your last dollar or the only ten minutes you have free all day, you need better boundaries. If you are more concerned with someone else’s happiness, you … [Read more...]

Twelve hugs a day

Hugs have always been a natural part of my life. Raised in a family of five girls, throughout the decades, we hugged when we came together, when we left, and many times in between. In fact, as children, our mother made us hug and say, “I love you” when we fought with each other. Hugging is natural in my world. The comforts of hugs carried forward to my love relationships; … [Read more...]

Inside doorknobs help it happen

If you say yes when you want to say no, you need better boundaries. You need better boundaries if you say nothing or stay in a relationship after being treated poorly. If you sense that someone expects you to give them your last dollar or the only ten minutes you have free all day, you need better boundaries. If you are more concerned with someone else’s happiness, you guessed … [Read more...]

Wanting to belong stretches boundaries

Wanting to belong stretches boundaries If you say, “Yes” when you want to say “No!” you need better boundaries. If you don’t stop or step out of a bad situation, you need better boundaries. If you sense that someone expects you to give them your last dollar or the only ten minutes you have free all day, you need better boundaries. If you are more concerned with someone … [Read more...]

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Jennifer Goble, Ph.D. is a rural mental heath therapist, author, columnist, and speaker. Her primary purpose in counseling and writing is to help women and families in rural communities.

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