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I really love my mom. I do. And I love helping her with stuff and almost all summer I'm available because you

know the three best things about being an academic June, and August.

But inevitably, come fall, when I'm getting ready to teach,

my mom's to-do list gets along.

She wants me to go shopping with her, see her financial advisor, help her fix her exercise bike, and I can't.

It's not that I don't care about her wishes, it's not that I'm forgetting about her needs. I just need to get my head right

before the school year begins. So this year I had to set a boundary with my mom. I

told her I would need some space. I had to set a boundary with my mom.

I told her I would need some space and gave her a realistic timeline

for when I could be my attentive self again.

It was hard, but I did it.

And I'm sure you've been in a similar position.

But moms are one thing.

What about setting boundaries at work. I'm with you back inola. This is Ted Business. Our

speaker today is Nedra Glover To-Wab. She's a licensed therapist and a relationship expert.

And she's here to tell us what we can do

to set our own expectations on how we want

to be treated in the workplace.

Then after the talk, I'll give some examples of how I set boundaries at work.

But first, a quick break. This episode has been brought to you by Destination Canada.

Stay tuned for a story about Cohen, a gifted storyteller dedicated to preserving cultural legacies.

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