When someone you live with, or love, keeps judging you, how do you protect your peace without shutting down or blowing up?

In this raw and relatable episode, Heather brings a question many of us have quietly carried: How do I set clear boundaries with someone who keeps making subtle (or not-so-subtle) digs at my character?

We unpack what it means to hold your ground when you’re being criticized, misunderstood, or dismissed, and how to stop absorbing other people’s projections as personal truths.

Listener Takeaways:

•Scripts for responding to judgment without defensiveness or collapse

•How to hear criticism as information, not identity

•Why trying to teach people how to treat you rarely works

•What to do when you’re tempted to just leave but want to grow instead

•How to stop explaining yourself and start protecting your peace

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