064: Setting Emotional Boundaries to Protect Your Energy

If you’re the first person to always jump in and help someone, even if they haven’t asked you to, and you’ve kind of built your identity around being the “fixer,” this is the episode for you. I’m sharing some recent thoughts I’ve had around setting emotional boundaries, which require us to say “no” to things that drain our emotional and mental energy and leave none for ourselves. If you’re constantly exhausted because you give everyone but yourself your precious emotional energy, this is the episode for you.

Some key takeaways on emotional boundaries:

• Write out a list of your core values and what’s most important to you. Get super clear on the words that describe how you want to feel and show up on a regular basis. If sharing your emotional energy is going to compromise your values at a given time, you need to say “no” and set that emotional boundary.
• Something we have to confront when setting emotional boundaries is that we don’t have full control over every situation, especially the actions of others. It’s a hard pill to swallow, but letting that go is an important boundary to set.
• If you relate to constantly feeling depleted and exhausted because you’re constantly giving your emotional energy to others instead of to yourself, you need stronger emotional boundaries. It’s crucial for your mental well being to do so.

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