Why Boundaries in Recovery are So Important
It’s a new year, which means many people are making New Year’s resolutions, refining their goals, and hoping for the best. All of these things are great to give attention to! But what about the personal boundaries we need to help us get to the goals and step up our self-growth? Something we tend to forget when life gets busy is our standards of healthy boundaries. It’s also easy to take our sobriety for granted and start slacking on these standards. So to kick off 2020, let’s chat about healthy boundaries in recovery. Remember, everybody has their own unique beliefs, perspectives, attitudes, and ways of thinking. Each person is entitled to their own needs and personal space. An important part of fulfilling this healthy sense of self is to meet these needs in a way that does not depend on other people outside of you. Your mental and emotional well-being is based on your view of yourself– not other people’s view of you. Because of all this, finding healthy boundaries is something that ne...