Having boundaries and adhering to them is self care and love. Many people may not say it but they will respect you for having and protecting your boundaries.  When we love and respect ourselves, it is easier for others to do the same for us.

Jody Moore from Better Than Happy does a great episode on boundaries on her podcast. Here is a link to her webpage.  https://jodymoore.com/

We hope that if your life situation is that of abuse - of any kind- that you seek help somewhere.  It is very difficult to learn the process of boundaries in these situations and the extra help will guide you to a place that you can live with easier.  Here is a link for hotlines you can call for  "your better way of life."

Help Guide  https://www.helpguide.org/

Please Live Hotlines   https://www.pleaselive.org    

NCADV  hotlines   https://ncadv.org/resources 

The Pause is one of our greatest assets in not "reacting" to the trigger.   Nancy gave us a great visual of the gazelle, and the alert feeling we get when we are triggered.

 Anger - whew! Such a biggy in our world today. Next week we will dive into the abyss.

Website https://www.reallylife20.com

Email  [email protected] 

 Favorite links: 

Alcoholics Anonymous   https://www.aa.org

Al-anon  https://www.al-anon.org

Help Guide  https://www.helpguide.org/

Please Live Hotlines   https://www.pleaselive.org    

NCADV  hotlines   https://ncadv.org/resources 

 Links for episode:

https://simonsinek.com/