We have all had those clients who seem to always need us and are always texting or emailing us (you know the ones we are talking about).

When you first start your lactation business you just want to help everyone even if that means your family and personal life suffer.

But as you take on more clients, you have to start setting those boundaries or it leads to frustration and burnout.

In this episode, we talk about the boundaries we have set in our private practices and how we enforce them with clients.

“I think some of our suffering comes from how hard we are on ourselves.” 

In this episode, we will cover:

• What our businesses looked like with no boundaries (3:55)
• The types of boundaries we have set in our businesses (8:53)
• Setting boundaries with yourself (12:38)
• Trainings that have helped us in our private practices (23:17)

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Links and Resources

• Check out the Clinical Complexities in Private Practice individual topics: https://paperlesslactation.com/course
• Subscribe to the Deeper Dive Membership: https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/subscription/deeper-dive-membership
• Check out our upcoming Deeper Dive into Insurance with Rebecca Castello https://paperlesslactation.com/deeper-dive/
• Listen to our podcast episode: Intentional Time Off with Brandie Mitchell RN, NC-BC https://paperlesslactation.com/blog/intentional-time-off-with-brandie-mitchell-rn-nc-bc-podcast/
• Check out our Deeper Dive with Brandie Mitchell, RN NC-BC https://paperlesslactation.com/deeper-dive/
• Mental Health First Aid from Kirstin Cavuto, LCSW, MSW, IBCLC https://learn.anniefrisbie.com/view/courses
• Read Burn Out by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA https://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Secret-Unlocking-Stress-Cycle/dp/198481706X
• Have an idea for a podcast episode or a Deeper Dive? Let us know! https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/form/collaborate

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About Us

Leah Jolly is a private practice IBCLC with Bay Area Breastfeeding in Houston, Texas.

Annie Frisbie is a private practice IBCLC serving Queens and Brooklyn in New York City and the creator of the Lactation Consultant Private Practice Toolkit.