What are boundaries, why are they so hard? Why do we suck at boundaries with parents, exes, co-parents? Why don’t we just unfriend or block people that have hurt us? What is stopping us from letting go?! How the HECK do we do boundaries with our co-parent exes!? We tackle it ALL this week and nothing is off the table! Dr. Alexandra Solomon takes on the hardest of subjects with wisdom and compassion, if you haven't yet read her book find it in the show notes below.
Episode Highlights:3min: Boundaries, how to deal with boundary violations.
5min: Cultural differences in boundaries.
7min: Emotions and boundaries, childhood and boundaries.
14min: How do we know when a boundary is violated?
16min: Personal empowerment vs relational empowerment.
18min: Types of boundaries, secure vs porous vs rigid.
24min: Vulnerability cycles - what the heck are they?
27min: Voicing and breaking out of a vulnerability cycle.
30min: How to deliver a boundary.
31min: Tricky boundaries - exes! Why don’t we block them or delete them?
37min: Why don’t we just break contact - are we being kind to them or only to ourselves?
39min: BOUNDARIES AND COPARENTING 101
44min: How to hold space for your child - what impacts your child the most during a breakup?
49min: Types of families.
Show Notes:
http://www.dralexandrasolomon.com/
http://www.dralexandrasolomon.com/book/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.