Highly Sensitive Boundaries

Hi there, Highly Sensitive Person -

You're a self-reflective, self-aware, self-development aficionado.

You're also a human who has access to the internet.

So I know you've seen approximately 457,832 things about boundaries while on your journey to become a more awesome version of you.

A lot of those memes and TV show clips (and social media rants, let's be honest) miss the mark though.

And since I assured you last week that you can be both authentic and safe, even in those moments when you're also holding some of your cards back, a key to that is knowing your boundaries - what they are, what they aren't, and what they look like for you.

Here's the quick version:

A boundary is something that you will do in response to an outside situation.

You always have control over your own actions and responses, which comes in handy since there are lots of things you have little to no control over.

You can affect things.

You can influence them.

But at the end of the day, the only thing you have 100% authority over is you.

If you've been told that boundaries are:

• power struggles

• about the other person

• something someone else should be doing

• make-or-break, do-or-die

...don't believe the hype, especially if it's dramatic, over-the-top, or sexy (you know what I mean).

A boundary is rarely glamorous, but a true boundary, when applied from a place of self-assurance and inner strength, is powerful af.

In this week's episode of the Highly Sensitive Club, I go into way more detail about boundaries with some really helpful examples - and a few solid metaphors.

Listen on your favorite podcast app and / or watch on YouTube.

Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Audible | YouTube | Website

In the episode, you'll learn the:

• Distinctions between preferences, desires, boundaries, and expectations.

• Key to make a request, not a demand, so you can find your "wants match."

• Visual to help you create relationships that are win-win and meet the other person where they are - while staying true to you.

It's easy to say someone else had "too many red flags" or the environment was "toxic."

See the drama and the glamour?

Actual power and sovereignty comes not from blaming and labelling other's behavior, but by taking full responsibility for yourself and your own well-being, responding to other's words and actions from a place of deep inner knowing and self-trust.

You, as a Highly Sensitive Person, have got that in the bag.

Your natural desire to know yourself better and to keep improving means you've got everything you need to be a total bad@$$ at boundaries.

The more you know yourself and decide what you truly want, the more powerful you are.

To your biggest, wisest, most powerful self-

Steph

P.S. Registration for Emotional Alchemy has closed, but there still ways to work with me if you want help with your high sensitivity - especially boundaries.

Book a call with me to find out more - I'm here to help, HSP!