Setting boundaries isn’t mean — but if you grew up around guilt or emotional enmeshment, it might feel that way. This episode explores why you associate boundaries with being “bad,” and how to rewire your nervous system to feel safe being firm.

Setting boundaries isn’t mean — but if you grew up around guilt or emotional enmeshment, it might feel that way. This episode explores why you associate boundaries with being “bad,” and how to rewire your nervous system to feel safe being firm.

EP 33 – Why Do I Feel Like a Bad Person When I Set Boundaries?

Welcome to And How Does That Make You Feel? — an AWKN podcast that ungatekeeps what really happens in therapy. No fluff. No psycho-jargon. Just straight-talking insights from inside the therapist’s chair. Each short episode gives you real tools, real stories, and practical takeaways for the stuff you're actually dealing with — anxiety, ADHD, relationships, burnout, trauma, identity, and everything in between. This isn’t therapy. But it might just be the next best thing. Hosted by the team at AWKN, a premium online therapy platform.

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Welcome to And How Does That Make You Feel? — an AWKN podcast that ungatekeeps what really happens in therapy. No fluff. No psycho-jargon. Just straight-talking insights from inside the therapist’s chair. Each short episode gives you real tools, real stories, and practical takeaways for the stuff you're actually dealing with — anxiety, ADHD, relationships, burnout, trauma, identity, and everything in between. This isn’t therapy. But it might just be the next best thing. Hosted by the team at AWKN, a premium online therapy platform.

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EP 33 – Why Do I Feel Like a Bad Person When I Set Boundaries?

EP 33 – Why Do I Feel Like a Bad Person When I Set Boundaries?