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The Boundary Deficit: Why Smart Leaders Are Burning Out and What to Do About It boundaries burnout leadership Mar 25, 2026

There's a conversation I have with almost every new executive coaching client, usually in the first or second session.  I ask them to describe a typical week. They describe a schedule that would exhau...

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The Fences We Build: Childhood Trauma and the Battle for Boundaries boundaries trauma May 02, 2025

                                 “Fences should protect, not isolate.” – Bono


There’s a stretch of road outside town where the fences tell stories. Some are sturdy and tall, proud guardians of the la...

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Bridges, Not Ruins: Healing Relationships After Trauma boundaries connection growing forward healing trauma Mar 28, 2025

"The wound is the place where the light enters you." – Rumi

There was a time when I believed that some relationships were beyond repair. Trauma had left its fingerprints on everything—how I s

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The Bricklayer’s Dilemma: Walls vs. Boundaries in Healing boundaries changing behaviors courage Mar 21, 2025

There’s an old saying: "Good fences make good neighbors." But I think whoever said that never had to rebuild themselves from the rubble of trauma. Because when you’ve been hurt, a fence doesn’t feel l...

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