Boundaries You Set With Yourself

When you grow up with a narcissistic parent or a parent with unmanaged borderline personality disorder, boundaries are understandably complicated. But, what if you could start making changes by setting some with yourself?

In this episode you'll learn:

• Boundaries with yourself: what they are, and why knowing your limits comes before anything you communicate to your parent
• Why the urge to explain every change runs so deep when you grow up in this type of family dynamic
• What this can look like IRL
• Why this isn't all or nothing, and what small steps look like

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