I read this book looking to learn more about how to listen more to my own needs and instincts and set healthy boundaries around them. I can't say I'm any further forward in that respect.
This book seems to be mostly saying that healthy boundaries are good and necessary over and over again in different ways from different aspects of the therapeutic process.
Any 'how' was dealt with largely through descriptions of therapeutic stages and processes that you might do in group therapy or in a one to one counselling situation. There are lots of references to the author's other books. So the strongest message I received was a) buy more of my books and b) pay for therapy.
There's a lot of reference to faith in god or a higher power. As an atheist I found this to be unhelpful and off-putting. I fully disagree and object to the notion that emotional health is dependent upon a relationship with a supernatural being. In fact it's a counterproductive idea to me.
I would have appreciated more anecdotes and subtle illustrative examples of healthy boundaries at work.
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