Without disappointment, boundaries aren’t possible
Sometimes we’re afraid of saying no because we know with every fibre of our being that this is exactly how we feel. And we mistakenly believe that it’s selfish to honour those feelings and disappoint someone. But surely this renders our emotions useless? It...
Podcast Ep. 138: Why Are Some People So Averse To Respecting Other People’s Boundaries?
In an ‘ideal world’, everybody would behave themselves, as well as have no baggage, no issues, no anything that gets in the way of having boundaries. But that’s not how life works. What we tend to do in response to someone’s aversion to having...
Podcast Ep. 79: Need Space?, Too Bloody Nice For Our Own Good, Short But Loaded Texts
Welcome to another episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions. In episode 79, I cover: Do we really need ‘space’ in the form of a casual relationship? Following on from my post about pop-up relationships, it got me thinking about how some people see these as...
Some People Can’t Handle Exceptions
Have you ever made a special concession for someone because you wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt or because you felt that they were special, only for you to find yourself grappling with boundary issues? Or maybe it’s that you unconsciously deviated...
