Relationships, Communication & Healthy 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!
Click the button below to get access to my Relationship Communication Guide and start improving your relationship communication today!
There are 7 different types of boundaries and each one looks and shows up a little differently in one's life. Check out Lindsay Walden's video where she walks you through each one and gives you examples of how to apply them to your life.
Setting Different Types of Boundaries
We are kicking off a blog series all about boundaries, and I am looking forward to bringing you more details about each type. There is a lot to talk about with each one, so today I’m giving you an overview of the different types of boundaries you can set as well as a helpful analogy you can use when you start thinking of setting them in your life.
Types of Boundaries
Physical boundaries
Emotional boundaries
Intellectual boundaries
Sexual boundaries
Material boundaries
Money boundaries
Time boundaries
Boundaries are Like a Fence
When thinking of setting boundaries in your life and in your relationship, I want to share my fence analogy with you to help explain how boundaries function. Setting healthy boundaries is a way for you to love yourself and others well
In the following video, I give more detail about this analogy and I give you an overview of the seven different types of boundaries you can set in your life:
First, I want you to imagine building a chain link fence. Although it may offer a bit of a barrier, it really doesn’t offer a lot of privacy. It is pretty porous and can be easy for things to enter or exit your environment.
Next, I want you to imagine building a 10-foot concrete wall completely surrounding your emotional self. Yes, it does offer a lot of privacy, but it also cuts you off from connecting to the world around you. It doesn’t make it very easy for things to enter or exit your world.
Lastly, I want you to imagine building an 8-foot wooden privacy fence with a gate that locks. It offers a good deal of privacy from the world around you, and because there is a locked gate, it allows you to determine what does and does not get to enter your life.
Try to keep these ideas in mind as we discuss the different types of boundaries over the coming weeks, and think of what the 8-foot privacy fence looks like for you in each of the categories.
Setting boundaries allows you to freely be yourself, to love yourself and others, and still get the respect and treatment you deserve. To be authentically you, know what the 7 boundaries are, set them in your life, and hold firm to them.
Love Yourself Well
Boundaries allow you to safely interact with the people in your life. They allow you to love other people and yourself well. It is always OK to say, “no” without feeling guilty. You are the gatekeeper of your life, but this does not mean that everyone in your life will respond positively to you setting boundaries. If people are used to getting their way with you, they may act a bit hostile towards you when you start to push back as a way to protect yourself.
Just remember that when someone reacts negatively to you for setting a boundary, it does not mean you should not have set the boundary, but it does give you some insight into how they respect and regard you.
You are the gate-keeper to your life. You get to decide what comes in and what must stay out. You have the power and the right to say yes when you want to and when to say no when you want to....without feeling any guilt or shame. There are 7 different types of boundaries and I am going to teach you about each one.
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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You can follow me all over social media for more life and relationship tips.
I can be found on Facebook where I do many live streams as well as post during the week.
I can be followed on Instagram and in addition to posts on my fee, I am always in my stories posting help tips, tricks and ideas.
I’m on Pinterest throughout the day posting tons of life and relationship tips!
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.
I’ve also recently joined Clubhouse, so if you have an iPhone or and iPad, you can find me on the platform by searching for @lindsay.walden
