Conflict, Communication & Boundaries

Learn how to identify and outsmart negative cycles of conflict in relationships by connecting and communicating in ways that allow you to be seen, heard and validated.  Learn more effective ways of responding to your triggers.  I can help you to listen in a way that allows you to understand yourself and others and create safety when discussing sensitive or charged topics.

An important part of healthy relating is having boundaries are knowing how to respond when they are being crossed.  

Communicate in ways that you and others can be seen, heard, validated and supported.  Healthy boundaries are an important aspect of secure relationships.

Have you heard the saying “good fences make good neighbors”?
Fences are boundaries that divide personal property.  In the same way, your personal boundaries are the limits you place on where you end and someone else begins.  

Healthy Boundaries = Self-Esteem + Genuine Connection.

What might your boundaries be in each of these areas?

• Physical:  Otherwise known as personal space. This might include your need to lock the door when in the shower.
• Mental:  Respecting the opinions of others and also having your opinions respected.
• Emotional:  Protects you from taking responsibility for someone else’s feelings or taking someone else’s comments personally.
• Sexual: Protecting your level of comfort of touch and with whom.
• Spiritual: Protects your right to spiritual beliefs and accepts that others have their own beliefs separate from yours.
• Material: Protects things that belong to you, including personal items and lending money.

Recommended Reading:  Boundaries: When to Say Yes - When to Say No - Take Control of Your Life by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend