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Boundary Boss: The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free

Book · 2021 · Terri Cole, MSW, LCSW (psychotherapist). Sounds True

Saying no isn't mean. It's a skill. 🛑

Who it's for

Many people stuck in codependent patterns know they should 'set boundaries' but have no idea what to actually say.

Exhausted and resentful→Empowered

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What it is

Psychotherapist Terri Cole's guide to setting boundaries for people worn out from over-giving, over-doing and over-feeling. She introduces the idea of a 'Boundary Blueprint', the mostly unconscious patterns we absorb about what we are allowed to want and say, and shows how to redesign it.

Where to find it

In print, ebook and audiobook from Sounds True and major booksellers; widely held in public libraries. A companion Boundary Boss Workbook is also available.

Before you start

Heads up: Discussion of manipulative relationships.

Age: Adult (suggested 16+)

And stand together yet not too near together:Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Marriage”

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