Boundaries: How to say no with compassion and confidence

Are you struggling with setting boundaries with your loved ones or even yourself? Setting boundaries are vital to establishing the life we desire. But it isn’t always easy. 

If you’re like me, you’ve struggled with the confidence to communicate boundaries or have offended your loved ones by not communicating boundaries in a loving, compassionate way. 

In 2017, coach and educator Laurie Healy lost her brother to the battle of addiction. The loss of her brother changed her outlook on the disease and the course of her career. After spending most of her career in sales and marketing, Laurie now provides insight and support for individuals and families with a loved one struggling with substance use challenges and disorders. Laurie helps these individuals and families set boundaries with their loved ones compassionately so they can continue loving and healthily supporting them. 

Although your life circumstances may not be as challenging as dealing with substance abuse issues, the same evidence-based practices apply, no matter how big or small the boundaries you need to set. As you’ll hear Laurie share, she uses these same practices with her son, which have come in especially handy while they’ve traveled the country in close quarters in an RV this past year. 

So pull up your seat and learn the importance of setting boundaries, creating them, and compassionately communicating them in your relationships and with yourself.

About Laurie Healy 

Laurie runs a coaching and education business focused on providing education and support for individuals and families that have a loved one struggling with substance use challenges and disorders. In addition to being a Family Recovery Coach, she is also a certified CRAFT practitioner, ARISE interventionist and a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist.

Before her coaching work, Laurie spent 25 years in the field of sales and marketing, primarily involved with building teams within startup technology companies in Minnesota and Silicon Valley. She received her B.A. in Communications from St. Norbert College, and her career journey has also included training in individual, group, and corporate wellness and fitness coaching.

She loves adventure travel and recently completed a year-long journey with her family. As digital nomads, they traveled, worked, and lived out of their RV, visiting as many national and state parks as time allowed. She also enjoys trail-running, kayaking, biking, yoga, baking, and hiking – and enjoys doing most of those activities with her husband and son.

Key Takeaways:

• The importance of setting healthy boundaries
• The types of boundaries you can set for yourself and in your relationships
• How to communicate boundaries in a compassionate and confident way
• How to set boundaries with those you live with or interact with daily

Connect with Laurie Healy 

Do you need a little help with setting boundaries, or would like to chat with Laurie about a deeper issue? Set up a 1-on-1 consultation or connect with Laurie via her website, LinkedIn or Instagram.

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