Relationships, Communication & Setting Healthy Boundaries: Time Boundaries
Relationship Communication Guide
As we continue talking about relationships and ways to improve your communication, I have a FREE Relationship Communication Guide you can download today to help kick-start your progress! In this guide, I give you my best relationship communication tips, suggestions and activities you can start to implement right away!
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Setting Different Types of Boundaries
As we work through this blog series all about boundaries, keep in mind there is a lot of overlap between them, and all of them will show up in unique and different ways in your life and your relationships:
Types of Boundaries
Physical boundaries
Emotional boundaries
Intellectual boundaries
Sexual boundaries
Material boundaries
Money boundaries
Time boundaries
Do you know what healthy time boundaries are? It's about you deciding who you spend your time with, for how long, and being ok with what you are doing with your time but it also has to do with how you communicate the boundary. Time boundaries can sometimes be easy to cross and awkward to talk about with friends, family, and in your relationship. Lindsay Walden is here to walk you through what time boundaries look like and how to apply them in your life. Check out what she has to say.
Time Boundaries
Time boundaries refer to how you use and spend your time. It is important to set time boundaries for your life related to your family life, your work, your hobbies, and your relationships.
You get to choose how you spend your time, and it is ok for you to make decisions about prioritizing what is important to you in this arena.
It is perfectly ok for you to decide not to go out and hang out with others if a bubble bath at home is how you want to spend your evening.
You should never feel obligated to give your time to others. It should be your choice how to spend your time, and it’s ok to set time boundaries in your life and in your relationships.
Healthy time boundaries in your relationship starts with understanding, respecting, and practicing the habit of enjoying your time how you want to when you want to, and with whom you choose to. That means if you want to spend a day or night alone that is your right. If you want to take some time just for yourself, have a day to just you, away from friends, family, even your partner, this is ok. Your time is precious and learning how to communicate this boundary in a healthy, loving, and respectful way is super important.
Money Boundaries
Going a bit deeper into setting material boundaries, setting money boundaries is a special type of boundary that needs some special attention in your life and your relationships.
Material Boundaries
Material boundaries refer to your possessions and how you choose to use and share them with others.
Sexual Boundaries
Sexual boundaries are basically a combination of physical boundaries, emotional boundaries, and intellectual boundaries all wrapped up in one, but sexual boundaries are a distinct category that requires attention:
Intellectual Boundaries
Intellectual boundaries refer to your thoughts and ideas and how they are communicated and supported. In the following video, I talk more about how these types of boundaries show up:
Emotional Boundaries
Emotional boundaries refer to your feelings and personal information and the way you express these things. In the following video, I explain more about how this shows up:
Physical Boundaries
Setting physical boundaries refers to the boundaries you set in your life and your relationships that have to do with your physical space and physical touch. Here is the video I recorded for you about setting physical boundaries:
Boundaries are Like a Fence
In my blog 2 weeks ago, I talked about my fence analogy you can use when thinking about setting healthy boundaries. I have included the video explanation below:
Boundaries are Self-Care
Setting healthy boundaries is a form of self-care that allows you to love yourself and other people in your life well. You are the gatekeeper of your life, and it’s important for you to have a say in what you do and don’t allow in your life.
If you are always saying “yes” when you don’t want to or someone asks something of you that doesn’t align with who you are, you aren’t serving your own needs. There is such a thing as healthy selfishness, and healthy boundaries are part of how that can show up for you. What does it mean for you when you think of setting boundaries as a form of self-care in your own life and in your relationships?
It's important we recognize when our body wants some downtime that doesn't include hanging out with friends, being social, or having drinks. It's important we realize it is 100% ok to tell friends you are staying in even if that means you are just reading a book or taking a bubble bath. Those are things that make you happy and that is what matters. Learn how to set time boundaries with friends so you are able to have healthy friendships that build you up instead of wearing you out.
Relationship Communication Workshop Updates
I have created an online Relationship Communication Workshop to help you dig into the communication struggles in your relationship and start getting things back on track. I have had a number of participants submit reviews and suggestions of different lessons that would be a great addition to the workshop. I want this to be as helpful as possible, so I have decided to listen to the feedback and expand the course to include even more relationship guidance.
There is an entire section that will be devoted to understanding even more about the love languages. I will also be providing you with more details into how to manage them in relationships.
I realize that not everyone wants to go through long-term therapy or the process of getting to a therapy appointment may not fit into your busy schedule. That's why I created this course. I wanted to provide you with a way to get access to the tools my clients get from me in my practice, but you can access the material from the comfort of your own home or wherever you are.
Download the FREE Relationship Communication Guide by clicking the button below, and you’ll be the first to know about the relaunch of my Relationship Communication Workshop!!!
1:1 Coaching Appointments Now Available
I am now offering a 1:1 coaching sessions for individuals as well as couples. If you would like to set up a 1:1 coaching video session to help you start working on your relationship, you can click here.
You get to decide how many minutes you’d like to purchase worth of coaching. Then, I’ll reach out to you in order to make the determination of how you’d like to use your time. We will decide how to split up your time in 30-minute increments up to the total amount you select.
Also, notice that the more time you purchase upfront, the more you save!
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I’ve recently started using TikTok where I post helpful videos in 60 seconds or less with info you can apply to your life immediately.
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