32. How to Create Healthy Boundaries, Deal with Overwhelm and Stress, Navigate Self-Care, and Emotional Responsibility and Feelings in Relationships with Sarri Gilman

"Our boundaries have one job, to take care of us." - Sarri Gilman My guest on this episode is Sarri Gilman. Sarri is a super successful Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), TEDx Speaker and author of 3 books who's ground-breaking work on how to create and enforce healthy boundaries and recover from overwhelm and trauma has helped millions. She has a private practice where she lives on Whidbey Island in Washington, USA. Some of the key topics we discuss include:  - Creating emotional boundaries - The cause of overwhelm and how to fix it - What is a "Yes', what is a "No" - How to tune into and hear your intuition - A fun role-play with Amy and Sarri! - Dealing with other people's anger, disappointment and disapproval - Remembering "other people's feelings belong to them" and are not for you to "fix" or try to manage - Honesty, authenticity, trust and intimate relationships and how to navigate fairly and respectfully so everyone's needs are met - The influence of self-respect and how to "hold the line" - What exactly is self-care and how is it related to personal boundary setting - The #1 key to having sustainable self-care and the importance of fun - Depression and sadness and listening to your "Yeses" - Help dealing with and recovering from workaholism, numbing out, self-sacrifice,  - The 7 Key patterns that get in the way of setting healthy boundaries ***Sarri was kind enough to offer listeners of Awakening Aphrodite podcast and subscribers to FitAmyTV on YouTube, a special DISCOUNT CODE: "AWAKEN" for 20% off!! FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SARRI HERE: Check out her online course on her website: www.sarrigilman.com   *Remember to use my discount code "AWAKEN" for 20% off! Instagram: @sarrigilman WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcat5n2K_71BCVp8pkeXk9g Enjoy and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and rate and review the show before you go! Thank you so much, Amy www.amyfournier.com Awakening Aphrodite Podcast on iTunes and Spotify @FitAmyTV on Instagram Fit Amy TV on YouTube Amy Fournier on FB [email protected] Online Workouts