Healthy Relationship Boundaries Affirmations Practice

A gentle guided practice with a sharing about boundaires followed by positive affirmations, helping you to build up your courage and confidence to give yourself permission to develop healthy boundaries with people in your life. Ensuring you have healthy boundaries allows for more "me" time and less stress, anxiety, resentment, pressure and upset. Let me help you develop your own healthy boundaries.

Transcript

Hi,

I'm Lori and welcome to this positive affirmation meditation for developing and maintaining healthy relationship boundaries.

A boundary is your limit,

A limit that no one can overstep or violate.

No matter who the other person is or how much you love him or her,

Your boundary is something that he or she is never allowed to breach.

Boundaries are part of our daily self-care like brushing our teeth,

Eating our breakfast,

Taking our vitamins.

Boundaries mean that you teach people what you will and won't accept and in this case in healthy relationships.

Defining boundaries can be a lot of work,

It can be really painful at times,

But that's what it takes to build a healthy relationship with yourself and others.

Without healthy relationship boundaries that give you permission to put your own self-care and needs ahead of others,

You will continue to feel the emotional and physical drain of giving more than you have to give.

Burnout is inevitable and burnout accompanies negative emotions like resentment and frustration,

Anger,

Stress and anxiety and despair.

Putting your needs on the back burner to help others does not serve your highest and greatest good.

Healthy relationship boundaries are something we all have to define for ourselves.

Everyone's are different.

Every relationship has issues and must go through negotiations about how each person's personal boundaries are.

Some examples of personal boundaries include how much time alone you prefer,

Maybe the body space and distance from another person that you need,

Maybe how much affection or romance you need,

Maybe how much you need your personal items to be left alone and untouched by others,

Maybe it's about how much honesty and reliability and sobriety within a relationship you require,

Or maybe it's about financial equality and fairness,

Or maybe it's about how much of your time you're willing to spend and invest.

A lot of people,

And maybe even a lot of people in your own world,

Use guilt to manipulate other people to get their own way.

They also include flattery mixed with that guilt.

So as an example,

They may say,

Only you can help me,

And if you don't help me,

There's going to be this horrible consequence happen for me,

And it's all going to be because you wouldn't help me.

That level of manipulation and guilt does not serve your highest and greatest good.

Boundaries are meant to give you a healthier and happier mind and a higher energy level because you're no longer fixated on the negative thoughts that people have taken advantage of you or hurt you.

When you feel resentment,

You obsessively think about the other person's bad behavior towards you over and over and over again.

You replay that in your head.

This type of thought pattern,

If left unchecked,

Can lead to depression,

Addictive behaviors,

Relationship issues,

Alienation and loneliness,

Fearfulness and paranoia,

And other toxic emotions and results.

Consciously relationship boundaries help you to protect your own well-being while still being accessible to another at a level that your mind,

Body and spirit can support without it becoming detrimental to your own wellness.

So let's get started.

I want you to take a nice,

Deep,

Long,

Cleansing breath to clear your mind.

And as you exhale,

I'd like you to consciously release any stress or tension you're feeling in your muscles,

In your entire body.

Might be physical stress,

It might be emotional stress.

Take a nice,

Big breath in.

And when you exhale,

Just let everything relax.

Clear your mind.

Do that a few times.

I'm going to read aloud some affirmations to help your heart and mind align with the belief that you too can set healthy relationship boundaries in your life.

As I read these affirmations,

I would like you to let your mind wander as you discover within you what each statement means to you.

Do these statements resonate?

Is there an area you need to work on from your inner wellness?

So think about what these statements mean to you in your life right now with your healthy relationship boundaries.

I set clear boundaries for my personal space.

I set clear boundaries for my personal space.

I set clear boundaries for my personal space.

It is okay to say no to those I love.

It is okay to say no to those I love.

It is okay to say no to those I love.

I communicate my needs with compassion.

I communicate my needs with compassion.

I communicate my needs with compassion.

Conversations do not have to be confrontations.

Conversations do not have to be confrontations.

Conversations do not have to be confrontations.

I am not responsible for other people's behaviors.

I am not responsible for other people's behaviors.

I am not responsible for other people's behaviors.

It is not my job to fix other people.

It is not my job to fix other people.

It is not my job to fix other people.

It is not up to me to take responsibility for other people's problems.

From drama with ease.

I walk away from drama with ease.

I walk away from drama with ease.

My boundaries support and protect me.

My boundaries support and protect me.

My boundaries support and protect me.

I actively respect the boundaries of others.

I actively respect the boundaries of others.

I actively respect the boundaries of others.

I have a right to peace.

I have a right to peace.

I have a right to peace.

I have a right to my own feelings.

I have a right to my own feelings.

I have a right to my own feelings.

I have a right to be happy.

I have a right to be happy.

I have a right to be happy.

My needs are just as important as other people's needs.

My needs are just as important as other people's needs.

My needs are just as important as other people's needs.

I am more than enough for what I need in my life.

I am more than enough for what I need in my life.

I am more than enough for what I need in my life.

I stand tall in my personal power.

I stand tall in my personal power.

I stand tall in my personal power.

I find time every day for my self-care.

I find time every day for my self-care.

I find time every day for my self-care.

I find little ways throughout my day to show myself love.

I find little ways throughout my day to show myself love.

I find little ways throughout my day to show myself love.

I know I am a whole loving being.

I know I am a whole loving being.

I know I am a whole loving being.

I set clear limits for my personal boundaries.

I set clear limits for my personal boundaries.

I set clear limits for my personal boundaries.

I exercise my boundaries so I have more time for me.

I exercise my boundaries so I have more time for me.

I exercise my boundaries so I have more time for me.

By defining my boundaries,

My joy and happiness rises.

By defining my boundaries,

My joy and happiness rises.

By defining my boundaries,

My joy and happiness rises.

The more I stand in my personal power,

The stronger I will become.

The more I stand in my personal power,

The stronger I will become.

The more I stand in my personal power,

The stronger I will become.

My personal boundaries are a part of me.

My personal boundaries are a part of me.

My personal boundaries are a part of me.

So how did those resonate with you?

Are there relationships in your life that would benefit from healthy boundary setting?

Did you get any ideas on what to set for your boundaries?

I hope you found the affirmations helpful to start a thought process,

Maybe even a discussion on healthy boundaries in your life.

I hope you can find some inspiration or motivation to exercise your own personal boundaries starting today.

Please feel free to return to this meditation exercise as often as you like to help you confirm and support your need for personal boundaries for healthier relationships.

Taking time for self-care,

Taking time to love yourself and nurture your being is not selfish,

It's not vain,

It's nothing but smart.

When you are full,

When you are whole,

You can offer the world around you so much more support.

Feed yourself first,

Set the boundaries clearly and walk tall knowing you're doing what's exactly right for you.

Thank you for spending your time with me today.

As always,

Sending you love and blessings.

Glory to you.

You You You

Reviews

Thank you, I found this very helpful. I plan to listen to it often.

Perhaps boundaries are a lifelong journey. Thank you for being part of it. I commit to remembering that they will increase joy and peace in my life even though it feels painful to do at this moment.

Thank you, very good to hear and use as a reminder.
Peace & Light Peter 🙏🙏🙏

So powerful and clear! I will definitely listen again. Thank you 🙏

Really good! I like how you repeated the affirmation 3 times as it gently faded. Thank you

Such a helpful and supportive meditation with great perspective. Thank you!

Helpful and love the affirmations. Boundaries are so important for me to feel peaceful.

Wow! Powerful! I will return to this one frequently.

Insightful, helpful and healing...thank you 🙏🏽

I'll definitely be coming back to this one. The affirmations reminded me of what I already know but forget when I need to remember the most.

Love the affirmations. Such important work setting healthy boundaries! And difficult....

What a beautiful and helpful offering. Thank you so much! I will be listening to this often! 🙏🏽💜💜💜

Soothing voice with a powerful message. Thank you 💛

Just what I needed. 🙏🏻

Exactly what I needed. And so well done. Thank you! ✨🙏🏻✨

Such great words of wisdom. Thank you 😊

One of my fav meditations ever 😌Not only applies to setting boundaries for others, but also oneself. This came along just in time - when I’ve felt I’m letting myself get carried away doing unnecessary tasks and projects. Time to eliminate things. Thank you 🙏🏾 11/19 Still amazing. 4/1/20

Thank you so much! I wish I had this as a ritual growing up from a little girl 💞