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The SelfWork Podcast

437 SelfWork: Expectations, Demands and Boundaries: What's the Difference?

The SelfWork Podcast

Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Today we're going to talk about the fairly sticky subject of the difference between expectations, demands, and boundaries. In this "second time around" episode, Christine Mathias, Dr. Margaret's communication manager, lets us in to how her younger self struggled with setting good boundaries - and why this particular episode meant a lot to her. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0

Hi, it's Dr. Margaret.

0:02.4

Welcome to Self-Work.

0:03.5

We're going to be talking about boundaries and expectations and demands and the difference between them today.

0:08.4

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0:26.2

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0:36.5

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0:38.6

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0:41.2

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0:45.4

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0:48.6

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1:11.9

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1:14.5

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1:19.0

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