November 05, 2025

I Need Boundaries With Myself?! Chronic Illness, Overdoing It, and Knowing When to Sit Down

35 minutes

Last week, we talked about giving ourselves permission to have fun — but this week? We’re swinging the pendulum back the other way. Because I made zero adjustments and just had fun… which was great until it wasn’t. Truth is, one of the hardest people to set boundaries with is actually ourselves.

In this episode, I talk through what it looks like to chase joy, crash hard, and try to recover without beating yourself up. Spoiler alert: I’m recording this after two straight days of IVIG, so I’m right in the thick of it.

Here’s what we get into:

🚷 Why we need to set boundaries with ourselves to make life sustainable

🧳 The “oops I had fun and now I’m in spoon jail” cycle

🌿 Ottine road trips, mineral springs, and my new “Come With Me” content series

🪑 The adjustments I’m making in real time

This one’s for the people who are 0 or 100, all or nothing, go-go-go until your joints give out. You’re not lazy. You’re not failing. You’re just human — and that’s more than enough.

Thanks for Calling in Sick with me, again 💛

xx,

Alex

Comment: What’s one boundary you’re learning to set with yourself lately?

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling In Sick!

00:00:30 Alex Life Updates!

00:03:00 Alex’s Picks of the Week! (discount code & links below)

00:04:28 The asterisk that should come after “Just Have Fun!”

00:06:00 How I allocate spoons (aka my energy!!)

00:11:30 Why I landed myself in sick chick jail this week (sorry for having a good time!!!)

00:15:43 Introducing My New Content Series, Come With Me!!

00:20:10 What Boundaries I’m Putting Up Against Myself

00:23:05 One Brain Cell TV: Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple)

00:28:06 LOVE YOU GUYS!

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