A self-protection strategy, setting boundaries in a controlling relationship dictates the behavior you are or are not willing to tolerate. Making the decision to go no contact is rarely an easy one. In this week’s episode, I explore boundaries, how I discovered them and how that ultimately led to my decision to go no contact with my narcissistic parent.

0:00 Intro

0:42 What is a Boundary?

3:48 Setting My First Boundary

5:04 Navigating Boundaries After I Moved Out

7:34 My Role and Responsibilities in the Family Dynamic

11:01 You Can’t Reason with Unreasonable People

12:54 The Stress of Interactions with Unresolved Trauma

14:22 Opportunities to do the Right Thing

19:29 The Emotionally Unskilled Family and the Start of my Healing Journey

22:20 My Decision to go No Contact

26:11 Tying Myself to an Uncomfortable Conversation

28:35 How Setting Boundaries Has Helped Me

29:47 The Ups and Downs of the Healing Journey

31:53 Developing My Sense of Self

32:54 Outro