Bold Boundaries: How to Powerfully Say No, Speak Up for Yourself, and Set Strong Boundaries with Amy Green Smith

The Root and Rise Podcast | Personal Growth, Breaking Cycles, & Healing Trauma

We are talking all things BOUNDARIES. This is the final episode of my series with Amy Green Smith. Whether you're joining us for the first time or have been following along with the rest of this series, you're in for a treat. Amy teaches us how to powerfully say no, how to set (and enforce) boundaries with others, and how to overcome guilt associated with any pushback.

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In my previous episodes with Amy, we dove into difficult conversations: How to start them, end them, what to say, and how to stand up for yourself. As well as how to overcome imposter syndrome and finally stop people-pleasing.

And those themes didn’t stop there. In this episode, Amy continues to provide even more strategies for navigating those uncomfortable conversations surrounding boundaries AND overcoming people-pleasing - this time in the form of overexplaining when setting a boundary and holding more of someone else’s experience than is ours to hold. Amy walks us into actually embracing boundaries without the unnecessary justifications.

And you know we can’t talk about boundaries without talking about what happens when someone doesn’t respect those boundaries. Don’t worry, we got you. Amy gives us actionable advice on handling situations where others disregard your boundaries, advocating for your children, and enforcing consequences when those limits are crossed.

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TOPICS:

• How to powerfully say no
• Using emotional intelligence for stronger boundaries
• Overcoming guilt for setting boundaries
• How to stop apologizing as a woman
• How to not hold someone else’s experience when setting boundaries
• How to reframe guilt
• An exercise for overcoming guilt
• Overexplaining and people pleasing
• Boundaries without explanation
• Buying yourself time to respond to someone
• When someone is demanding an answer right away from you
• Using vulnerability and connectedness to compassionately set boundaries
• Examples of setting boundaries compassionately and firmly
• How to say no without an explanation
• How to take up space as a woman
• What to do when other people don’t respect your boundaries
• What to do when someone doesn’t respect your boundaries
• When you feel like someone isn’t respecting your boundaries
• How to decide on your boundaries
• Set firm boundaries
• Enforcing your boundaries with others
• Examples of setting boundaries around diet culture
• Examples of enforcing boundaries with someone who isn’t respecting your boundaries
• Asking someone to stop talking about food around you
• Setting consequences for someone not respecting your boundary
• How to make sure people respect your boundaries
• Setting boundaries with friends
• Setting boundaries with family
• Advocating for your children
• Setting boundaries for your children
• Following up with your boundaries
• Staying strong with your boundaries
• “If I’m saying yes to this person, what am I saying no to?”
• “Am I doing anything wrong according to me?”
• Enforcing consequences with others
• Honoring yourself and your feelings
• Responding to someone crossing your boundary
• Reinstating boundaries with others for healthy relationships
• The role self-worth plays in setting and maintaining boundaries
• Self-worth determines our choices
• How to speak up for yourself
• When someone doesn’t approve of your choices
• Taking up space in your life
• Valuing your needs as much (and if not more) than others
• Cutting off family
• Changing your belief from “i’m not enough” to “i’m enough”
• How to feel like you are enough
• How to begin believing you are enough
• Changing your environment to improve self-worth
• Creating personal mantras to improve your self-worth and self-esteem