What happens when we stop standing up for ourselves?

When do we become so focused on pleasing others that we fade into the background?

Boundaries shape our relationships, yet many struggle to set them. From childhood, we learn through resistance, testing limits to understand the world. In adulthood, when we offer no resistance, we paradoxically become unknowable. Genuine connection isn’t built through constant accommodation but by standing firm in who we are.

True relationships thrive in the middle ground, neither appeasing nor exploding, but existing confidently. You have the right to take up space.

What boundaries might you need to reinforce to create more authentic connections?