In any healthy relationship, personal boundaries play a crucial role. Boundaries are essentially guidelines or rules that individuals set for themselves to delineate their comfortable limits in interactions with others. These boundaries help to define one’s identity and are vital in maintaining self-respect and emotional well-being. They serve as barriers that protect an individual’s values, space, and autonomy, and they empower people to make healthy choices and take responsibility for themselves in interpersonal relationships. At its core, a boundary is a limit or space between you and another person; a clear place where you begin and the other person ends. The purpose of setting boundaries is to protect and take care of ourselves. We need to be able to tell other people when they are acting in ways that are not acceptable to us. This self-awareness is a crucial aspect of self-care and is fundamental to developing a healthy, respectful, and mutually satisfying relationship.
Podcast Episode 13 – Boundaries for Codependents
