The speaker highlights the importance of unlearning societal conditioning around boundaries and advocating for one's needs, particularly for women. She introduces a boundary framework to evaluate the level of threat of a boundary crossing on a relationship, instead of reacting impulsively.
Many of us have been conditioned to not have boundaries and not advocate for our own needs, especially women and mothers due to societal pressures and stereotypes. It is important to unlearn these harmful behaviors and remember that advocating for our own needs is valuable and necessary.
In this episode, the speaker shares a framework to evaluate the level of threat that boundary crossing has on a relationship and how to communicate it effectively with harmful escalation.