Creating Healthier Relationships

If you have experienced childhood abuse, this article may not go deep enough. I invite you to listen to the episode: Boundaries for Adults with Childhood Trauma. As you read, I invite you to pause and check in with your body. Notice what resonates — and feel free to set aside what doesn’t. You are…

This healthy boundaries quiz gives you a snapshot of your current boundary-setting skills — where you feel confident, and where there might be room to grow. It’s a tool for self-reflection, not a diagnostic instrument. What it can do is help you get curious about your patterns — and point you toward areas worth exploring….

Years ago, I learned in a training: “Boundaries need to be communicated.” As a survivor of childhood abuse, I clung to this rule. I was so eager to heal that I never questioned it — never asked whether it was always useful, or whether context might change everything. That unquestioning compliance was probably its own…