Setting Boundaries: Are You a Walnut Tree or an Orchid?

Thoughts or comments? Send us a text!We share why boundaries keep surfacing in our lives and why guilt is often the biggest barrier to setting them. Using plant wisdom, we connect self-protection to resilience and show how healthier limits can support both us and the people we love. • noticing two boundary extremes: overgiving vs shutting people out • why we set looser limits with people we care about • how rescuing others can block their resilience • saplings and flexibility as a model for strength • calluses and hard shells as protection after injury • walnut trees and the risks of overprotection • orchids and selective access as a healthy boundary • VOCs and plant communication under threat • the idea that thriving (not just surviving) requires boundariesSupport the showBUY ME A COFFEE or SUPPORT ALFIE'S TREAT STASHLearn more about my book, Nature Knows: Grow and Thrive through the Wisdom of Plants HERE.Comments about this episode? Suggestions for a future episode? Email me directly at [email protected]. Want to be a guest on No Shrinking Violets Podcast for Women? Send Mary Rothwell a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/noshrinkingvioletsFollow me on Facebook and Instagram, and check out my website!