Tag: Boundaries

• Saying No without being rude

  I wanted to say ‘no’ to a friend this week to her invitation to a party. And as much as I’ve studied and practiced boundaries, saying “no” still hits a nerve. It’s a whole lot of uncomfortable. But here’s another take on what’s happening when we want to say ‘no’ but can’t find the way…

  7th Dec 2021

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  Boundaries, family, friendships, guilty, politeness, rejection

• How To Really Not Care About Other People’s Opinions

  Can’t stop thinking about other people’s opinions? Me too! I used to obsess over what people said to me about me. No matter if it was positive or negative. And is it really possible to stop worrying? Yes! And I’ve got a mind recipe that makes it possible to not only deal with other people’s…

  18th May 2021

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  Boundaries, compliments, criticism, disagreements, feedback, insults

• How to Say “Yes”

  Just say No! That’s what we’re taught. We need boundaries, constraints, limits, etc. And the all important, say “no” to bad things like drugs and anything illegal. We’re not really taught how to say yes because social decorum sometimes dictates that we should say “No” when we mean “Yes” or that a “Maybe” is a…

  4th May 2021

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  Boundaries, decisions, dieting, goals, social decorum, social media