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If you are new to boundary setting, you can expect that people who don’t like your boundaries will test you to see if you mean business. Thye may use manipulations such as guilt-tripping, giving you the silent treatment, anger, etc., to get you to take back your boundaries.  

If you have people-pleasing tendencies and can’t stand the discomfort, you might end up caving to their demands and putting their priority ahead of your own. The worst part is, knowing you cave easily, once you “do them a solid,” they’ll know that your boundaries are negotiable, and they will keep hounding you again and again.  

In this episode, I cover common techniques boundary-pushers use so you are prepared. I’ll follow that with specific mindsets and techniques you can use to stay strong amidst their onslaught.  

Boundary setting is tough at the start because people will try to test you, but the sooner you establish yourself as a firm boundary holder, the sooner people will stop testing you.  At the end of the day: you get to decide how other people treat you, and you have more power to stop people from pushing your boundaries than you think you do.  

This question originally came up in our women-only coaching group. If you like to learn skills like this that will help you better navigate life’s challenges, love to have you join us!

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