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7 Tips For Setting And Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
Self Trust & Boundaries Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 3/11/19 Self Trust & Boundaries Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 3/11/19

7 Tips For Setting And Maintaining Healthy Boundaries

Setting boundaries can feel overwhelming and guilt inducing, especially if you are used to putting others first! In this blog, you’ll learn about what boundaries are and 7 practical tips to help you set, communicate, and maintain healthier boundaries - without guilt or second guessing.

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Relational and relationship healing isn’t just “communicating better.”⁣
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It’s unlearning the survival strategies we built:⁣
people-pleasing, shrinking, scanning for threat, chasing reassurance, managing other people’s e If you grew up people-pleasing, over-functioning, or tracking everyone else’s emotions, self-trust didn’t disappear.⁣
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It got quiet or lost in fear.⁣
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You learned early that being “wrong,” disappointing someone, or taking up
If you’re feeling dread, overwhelmed, foggy or just not looking forward to today - you’re not alone!!!⁣
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The week after alllll the holidays, being off, less work expectations, etc is so hard.⁣
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For today - offer yourself softness. Know High-functioning anxiety doesn’t always show up as constant panic.⁣
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A lot of the time it looks like competence, productivity, and being the one everyone relies on.⁣
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And perfectionism quietly fuels to it too! The combo is dangerously: ⁣
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Yo Happy New Year!!!!⁣
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After my own reflection, this year I’m going to call in gentleness. ⁣
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Softness with myself and how I go about my life.⁣
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More self care time that’s about activity, fun, joy and play rather than improvement, produc Gotta do it -⁣
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2026 ins and outs!⁣
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What are yours? Which resonate?⁣
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Happy New Year’s Eve! #2026  #2025 #2026insandouts
The trip of a lifetime!⁣!!
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And yes I do have a fiancé, but I don’t show him, fam, and friends on my therapy page 🤣⁣
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England was magical and I feel deep gratitude and thankfulness. ⁣
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I appreciate my relationship, my family, my frie

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