Why Boundaries are important to your mental health

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Hey Mamas, we’re going to slow down today and talk about boundaries. Although the known purpose of healthy boundaries is, of course, to protect and take care of yourself, as moms, we often struggle to put them in place. While boundaries are a huge component of self-care, the pandemic has skewed the boundaries between work and home. Many of us are enjoying the benefits of working from home, but too often, the line between work and home life becomes increasingly blurry. Today’s guest has dedicated her life to educating the clients on the benefits of having professional boundaries. Woodrie Burich is a national speaker, executive coach, and the owner of the Integration Group, a company that empowers professionals to create sustainable and thriving work lives that enable them to enjoy more, stress less, and connect with their clients in a meaningful way. Join us today to hear her life-changing insights. Thanks for tuning in!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Meet Woodrie Burich, national speaker, executive coach, and owner of the Integration Group.
• Her background in tech, realizing her need for boundaries before she had the language for them.
• The illusion of work-life balance and needing more time.
• Why the first step always has to be about getting connected internally.
• The importance of having people who sit with you in your discomfort.
• How Woodrie begins to counsel people through boundary work.
• Defining work and identifying why boundaries are important.
• What motivates Woodrie to get through the hard stuff.
• Finding, protecting, and maintaining our boundaries to connect with ourselves and others.
• Why Woodrie believes that everyone needs to understand and implement boundaries.
• Two book recommendations for mothers regarding boundary setting: Making Motherhood Work, and Overwhelmed.
• Her two formulas for boundary setting: self-care plus awareness equals boundaries, and energy plus choice equals power.
• What boundaries reflect: self-worth and self-respect.
• How Woodrie identifies that she is reaching her limit and what that feels like for her.
• The role of expectations in being able to set and honor boundaries. 
• Why the beginning of a project is the peak time to set boundaries.
• Taking small steps to support yourself in boundary-less environments.
• The importance of awareness even when you have limited control.
• Phrase work, mantra, and intention setting.
• Why maintaining your energy levels is core and critical.
• Finding support to connect with ourselves.
• The power that boundaries have to completely shift our worlds.
• Her Boundaries Before Burnout Facebook group.
  
  

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Overwhelmed

Making Motherhood Work
Better Life Lab

The Integration Group

Boundaries Before Burnout

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