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Boundaries / codependency

Stories and advice on setting boundaries, learning not to take on other people’s pain, saying no, and overcoming codependency.

Setting boundaries

How to Set Better Boundaries: 9 Tips for People-Pleasers

My Needs Matter Too: How I Started Speaking Up and Setting Boundaries

How to Set Healthy Boundaries: 3 Crucial First Steps

Two Types of Boundaries That Can Help You Take Good Care of Yourself

3 Reasons Why It’s Hard to Set Boundaries and What to Do About It

How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Protect Your Space and Energy

How to Set Difficult Boundaries in a Compassionate Way

How to Set Boundaries in Awkward Situations with Strangers

The Boundaries That Helped Me Stop Being a Doormat

How To Set Boundaries With Your Racist Relatives

How to Reduce Holiday Stress by Setting Strong Boundaries

What No One Tells You About Setting Boundaries: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Why Your Anger Is the Key to Maintaining Your Boundaries

Why It’s Hard to Hold a Boundary and How to Make It Easier

Why It Can Feel Lonely When You Stop Overgiving in Relationships

How Boundaries Help You Stay True to Yourself (And Two Practices to Try Today)

How to Feel Comfortable Setting Boundaries and Why We Need Them

Taking on other people's pain

Setting Emotional Boundaries: Stop Taking on Other People’s Feelings

How I Learned to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Emotions

How to Be There for Others Without Taking on Their Pain

It’s Time to Stop ‘Fixing’ (Because They Need the Struggle)

How to Create Emotional Freedom by Setting Healthy Boundaries

How to Help Without Hurting Yourself and Avoid Healer Burnout

How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed by Other People’s Strong Emotions

How I Stopped Feeling Exhausted by Other People’s Needs and Feelings

8 Painful Side Effects of Trying to Please and Save Everyone Else

I’m Kelly and I’m a Heroine Addict: Why I Get My Fix from Fixing People

Saying no

The Power of Saying No (Even to People You Love)

How to Stop Saying Yes When You Want to Say No

4 Questions to Help You Know When to Say No

How to Set Strong Boundaries and Overcome The Need to Say “Yes”

The Art of Saying No: Lessons from a Caregiver

How to Say No Without Feeling the Need to Make Excuses

How to Start Saying No When You’re Afraid of Disapproval

A Guide to Saying No Without Guilt: 7 Steps for People-Pleasers

Codependency

Overcoming Codependency: Breaking the Cycle of Unhealthy Relationships

How to Tell If Your Relationship is Codependent (and What to Do About It)

You Don’t Need Other People to Validate Your Feelings

Ending Codependency in Relationships: Find Who You Really Are

Trusting Yourself to Make Decisions Instead of Always Seeking Advice

Healing Anxious Attachment Patterns to Create Space for Love

How I’m Overcoming Codependency and the Need to Prove My Worth

Why Codependents Don’t Trust Themselves to Make Decisions and How to Start

7 Tips to Help Soothe Your Separation Anxiety

How I’m Healing from Codependency After Growing Up with an Alcoholic Parent

How I Stopped Making Men My Everything and Losing Myself in Love

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