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We need boundaries to live our truest and best lives – check it out and see where you may need a boundary or two (or twenty.)! Review Check out her book for a full picture on how you can add healthy boundaries in your life, whether at work, with your family, friends or in your relationship. Tawwab has shared many of her boundary-setting guides and thoughts through her Instagram which has turned into the ultimate resource for many people struggling with this issue. This book includes helpful language, lays out the different parts of your life where you could use boundaries as well as exercises to reflect on the necessities in your everyday life and where you can implement some limits.

Nedra Glover Tawwab’s inspirational and insightful read, Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourselfhelps set the stage for the various kinds of boundary-setting opportunities in your life. Although they are necessary, boundaries can be extremely difficult to set and follow through on.

Boundaries are necessary in order to set limits for ourselves and make sure that we are honoring our own needs before others. It could be telling your brother that you can’t loan him any more money. It could be telling a friend that you can’t attend an event they are hosting – no explanation, end of story. It could be telling your partner that you would like to enjoy meals together without the use of phones. What is a boundary? According to the American Psychology Association, the dictionary definition is “a psychological demarcation that protects the integrity of an individual or group or that helps the person or group set realistic limits on participation in a relationship or activity.” Boundaries can show up in our lives in many ways. Have you struggled with saying no to people? What about loaning money to family and never getting it back? Do you attend events out of obligation rather than actually wanting to go? An important and necessary part of life that we need to prioritize is adding boundaries.