Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Description

Nedra Glover Tawwab treats boundaries as clear statements about what a person needs, accepts, and will do—not as punishments or demands imposed on someone else. Moving through work, family, friendship, and romantic relationships, she explains how to decline requests, express needs, and respond assertively without creating unnecessary hostility. Practical guidance informed by research and cognitive behavioral therapy helps readers recognize patterns that make limit-setting difficult and put new language into use. Tawwab also connects weak or inconsistent boundaries with codependency, power struggles, anxiety, depression, and burnout. The book’s focus remains concrete: identifying where resentment and exhaustion arise, communicating expectations directly, and tolerating the discomfort that can accompany healthier relationships.

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