Hey there, I’m Kathleen Stewart, your host and resident weirdo! Welcome to The Digital Junk Drawer, the podcast where creative service-based businesses come for unfiltered advice, actionable strategies, and a little bit of fun.

Today, we’re talking about boundaries—the thing you know you should set but secretly worry will scare clients away. Spoiler: It won’t.

If you’ve ever:

• Answered client emails at 11 PM because you felt bad making them wait
• Said “yes” to scope creep because you didn’t want to seem difficult
• Felt like setting boundaries would make clients leave…

Then this episode is for you.

✔ Why setting boundaries triggers anxiety (and how to push through it)
✔ The sneaky ways bad boundaries lead to more client friction, not less
✔ Simple scripts for enforcing boundaries without sounding like a jerk
✔ How setting limits actually attracts better clients, not fewer clients
✔ One small boundary shift you can make this week to protect your time & sanity

🚀 Need help fixing your client experience so you’re not constantly overworking? Check out Ink to Income, my done-with-you program that helps creatives build workflows that actually work. Learn more at themainstage.ca/inktoincome.

💬 Let’s Talk: What’s the boundary you know you need to set? DM me on IG @TheMainStage.ca.

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