The Second Gold Nugget My Therapist Taught Me About Boundaries

Excerpt From The Boundaries Handbook

In the last two excerpts from The Boundaries Handbook, here and here, I shared with you the first suture my therapist sewed into the wound of my gaping boundaries- the admonition to be wary of dual relationships (relationships that are at risk of boundary confusion because they cross categories of friend, romantic partner, family member, colleague, client, etc). The second lesson she taught, which has absolutely changed my life in shockingly helpful ways, was this: