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Boundary Boss The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free

Terri Cole MSW LCSW

Break Free From Over-Functioning, Over-Delivering, People-Pleasing, and Ignoring Your Own Needs So You Can Finally Live the Life You Deserve! Most of us were never taught how to effectively express our preferences, desires or deal-breakers. Instead, we hide our feelings behind passive-aggressive be...

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I've Had It

The hosts interviewed the author, who explained that the book offered practical guidance on setting boundaries and confronting passive‑aggressive communication, even when faced with corporate pushback. She also hinted at a forthcoming title about high‑functioning codependency, emphasizing the relevance of the current book’s lessons. The discussion highlighted the book’s wide availability and its utility for listeners seeking clearer interpersonal dynamics.

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Episode: Beacons of Mental Health

The podcast hosts interviewed Terri Cole, the author, who discussed her book about drawing boundaries and how it relates to passive-aggressive communication. She mentioned writing another book on high-functioning codependency.

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So you are the author of a book called The Boundary Boss and a psychoanalyst and you live in-

So you're trying to draw a boundary and then you get shamed for drawing a boundary by a corporation.

So the book is sold everywhere, find books are sold.

When your episode comes out, we'll put the results of our quiz on social and tag you.

I've had it with passive aggressive communication.

The Daily Stoic

The book explores the concept of boundaries as personal rules of engagement, encompassing preferences, desires, limits, and dealbreakers. It emphasizes the importance of communicating boundaries and differentiates between dysfunctional and rigid boundaries.

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boundaries are basically your own personal rules of engagement, so it's letting other people know what's okay with you and what's not okay with you

— Episode: Psychotherapist Terri Cole on Saying No...

Episode: Psychotherapist Terri Cole on Saying No and Settin...

The book explores the concept of boundaries as personal rules of engagement, encompassing preferences, desires, limits, and dealbreakers. It emphasizes the importance of communicating boundaries and differentiates between dysfunctional and rigid boundaries.

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boundaries are basically your own personal rules of engagement, so it's letting other people know what's okay with you and what's not okay with you

One of my favorite quotes from Senika he's talking about how people are very protective of their physical boundaries like if you encroach on my property, right?

when it comes to boundaries you have the dysfunctional boundaries or boundaries that are too porous so that's too malleable and then you have boundaries that are too rigid which is someone who says my way or the highway

I love the word boss in the title because I mean first up bosses have to have the most boundaries because you can't you know you got to keep your crazy shit at home you got to you got to know what you're allowed you know all those kind of things

I always teach how to start saying no especially if anyone is an insta-yes person where you sort of just feel compelled to give people immediate answers or you have to text people right back or you keep your phone on all night or whatever is we always I always say this and no insta-yes is to anyone for anything start creating space between invitations or gigs or whatever it is and your answer

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