Several times over my life, I was in a relationship with someone who had a painful and sad history. Being a very sympathetic person, I took their emotional pain very seriously and excused a lot of their behaviors. I would often think, “oh, if only I can support/encourage/validate them, they can move […]
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Boundaries, the Stuff Dreams Are Made Of!
Sometimes when we’re younger we dream of where we will live when we grow up. You might have dreamed of a the house in the suburbs with the white picket fence. Or maybe you hoped for a home in a small town or an acreage just outside the city limits, for the peace […]