Healthy boundaries are key to successful relationships. Setting limits with parents, partners, friends, and co-workers will protect your personal and mental space. Without boundaries, relationships can’t thrive—they will result in feelings of resentment, disappointment, or violation.

But for empaths, people pleasers, or codependents, asking for what we need, and having healthy boundaries can be difficult. If you are someone who tends to put others needs ahead of your own, chances are you are highly attuned to others and often seen as agreeable, helpful, and kind. But maybe you have a hard time advocating for yourself, which can lead to a harmful patterns of self-sacrifice. This is where boundaries come in, and why they are so important.

Learning how to reclaim your power requires decrement and knowing which relationships are grounded in control vs connection. Setting boundaries helps you claim more clarity in relationships and helps you feel supported and grounded in self-love.

In today’s new video resource, I share how to know the difference between boundaries and control, and four empowering ways to draw a boundary for your own health and happiness.