Podcast 473: The difference between setting boundaries & controlling someone’s actions

CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to speaker and best-selling author Melissa Urban, founder of the Whole30 movement, about her new book on boundaries, learning how to say no, the relationship between boundaries and mental health, ways to establish healthy boundaries, and so much more!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

2:00 Melissa’s amazing story

9:10 What boundaries are

10:20 The difference between a boundary & controlling someone’s actions

11:20, 15:50 Women & boundaries

17:12 Why Melissa wrote The Book of Boundaries

18:50 How to set boundaries

22:00 Examples of setting boundaries

27:55 Work-life balance & boundaries

33:30 Family balance & boundaries

39:45 Romantic relationships & boundaries

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dr. Caroline Leif and welcome to my podcast, Cleaning Up the Mental Mace.
0:10.8	Do your relationships often feel one-sided or unbalanced?
0:15.0	Are you always giving in just so things will go smoothly?
0:17.6	Do you wish you could learn to say no but like nicely?
0:21.6	Are you depleted, overwhelmed and tired of putting everyone else's needs ahead of your
0:26.0	own?
0:27.0	If you answer years to any of these questions, you need to establish some boundaries.
0:32.0	Well joining me today is the whole 30 creator Melissa Urban to help answer these questions
0:38.3	and discusses really important topics of boundaries and what they really are.
0:43.0	Melissa Urban has taught millions of people how to establish healthy habits and successfully
0:47.2	navigate pushback and peer pressure.
0:50.0	She knows firsthand that boundaries clear limits you say to protect your energy, time and
0:55.0	health of the key to feelings of security, confidence and freedom in every area of your
1:00.0	life.
1:01.0	Now in her book The Book of Boundaries, she shows her boundaries lead to better mental
1:05.0	health, increased energy, improved productivity and more fulfilling relationships.
1:10.0	So let's dive in.
1:15.0	Melissa, it's such a pleasure to talk to you again.
1:17.0	It's always so great talking to you.
1:19.0	I love following what you do.
1:20.0	You've just impacted millions of people with the work that you do.
1:24.0	You've been through so much stuff for yourself and it's honestly just such an honor to talk
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