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When to Go No Contact: Boundaries vs. Cutting Someone Off

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Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Relationships

4.9755 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen talk about estrangement and going no contact, a topic that’s more common than we think but still carries a lot of stigma. They unpack why people choose cutoff, the difference between setting boundaries and full estrangement, and why there’s no one-size-fits-all answer.

They explore when hard conversations should come first, how to decide between taking space versus cutting someone off, and how to make these decisions from a grounded place. Listener questions cover navigating different timelines with a partner, deciding whether to reconnect, and handling outsiders who take sides.

The conversation also touches on guilt, grief, and resentment, and why you don’t owe anyone an explanation for the boundaries you choose.

Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action!


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Transcript

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0:00.0

I swear every time you start something new, there's that moment where your life should someone

0:04.3

be supervising us right now.

0:06.1

And that was definitely us when we opened up our therapy practice, the therapy group,

0:09.4

and when we started this podcast, there were so many what if thoughts running through our heads.

0:14.1

What if no one listens?

0:15.3

What if we're completely in over our heads?

0:17.4

And honestly, I think every entrepreneur has that phase.

0:22.2

But what makes this process so much easier is having tools that actually support you while you're figuring things out. And that's

0:26.9

why platforms like Shopify are so incredible. Shopify is the commerce platform behind millions of

0:32.5

businesses worldwide and about 10% of all e-commerce in the U.S. From huge household brands to people just getting their first idea off the ground.

0:41.2

And one thing that's really cool is how simple it is to build your store.

0:44.7

Shopify has hundreds of ready-to-use templates so you can create a site that actually

0:48.9

looks polished and reflects your brand.

0:51.1

And they've packed it with AI tools that help write product descriptions,

0:54.8

page headlines, and even improve your product photos, which saves so much time when you're

0:59.3

running a business and doing approximately 47 jobs at once. Plus, everything lives in one place,

1:05.0

inventory, payments, analytics, shipping. So you're not bouncing between a bunch of different

1:09.8

platforms trying to keep track of

1:11.7

everything.

1:12.6

And if you ever get stuck, Shopify has 24-7 customer support so you're never left totally

1:18.8

on your own trying to troubleshoot at midnight.

1:21.1

It's time to turn those what-ifs into with Shopify today.

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