Sometimes all that’s needed to enforce your boundaries in a situation or relationship is a simple phrase that changes everything. Otherwise, you could be stuck with what you got indefinitely.

Many people spend years waiting for their lives to improve. For example, they hope that a partner will finally see how much they are hurting, or they wish that a difficult boss would suddenly become supportive.

This state of wishing and hoping often feels like progress, but it is actually a form of stagnation.

Being in a relationship where you are constantly defending yourself against accusations that don’t make sense is exhausting. It creates a reality where you feel like you are walking on eggshells, trying to avoid a landmine that you didn’t even know was there.

When you are blamed for things that are clearly not your fault, it can make you question your own sanity and your own memory.

Feel like you might mess up your kids because you haven’t improved or healed your own stuff yet?

Is it possible to raise kids to be less dysfunctional than we are? I certainly hope so!