Tag Archives: boundaries

Why bother with boundaries?

When she joined our call last month, the first thing that Lily (not her real name) did was to apologise for yawning. ‘I’m so sorry,’ she said, ‘I just can’t stop yawning. I’ve been so busy lately and I’m shattered.’ … Continue reading

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Over-riding your ‘yes’ instinct

‘The thing is,’ explained Steve (not his real name), ‘I was brought up to mind my manners, to be respectful, kind and helpful whenever I could. And that’s a good thing! If I’m ever a dad, I’ll pass those same … Continue reading

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How can a jigsaw puzzle help you set boundaries?

Full disclosure – I’m not very good at jigsaw puzzles. I lack the patience to turn all the pieces face up, group them into batches of certain colours or patterns and set aside the edge pieces. However, when watching someone … Continue reading

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What boundaries do you need to establish?

Type the word ‘boundaries’ into your favourite search engine and see how many results you get. I just did exactly that: around 408 million results. Not until I got to the third page of results did I find an entry … Continue reading

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Creating boundaries for ourselves

My last post ‘Can you have too much of a good thing?’ provoked a lot of interest and a few questions, particularly around the issue of boundaries. What do we mean by boundaries and why do they matter? In literal … Continue reading

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Observing boundaries

We spent last week cross-country skiing through the Finnish taiga. Much of our route followed the border between Russia and Finland and at the beginning of our adventure, our guide, Petri, explained to us how important it was to keep … Continue reading

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