Where to Draw the Line

Anne Katherine, M.A., is a certified mental health counselor, speaker, and the author of Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin and Anatomy of a Food Addiction. She lives near Seattle, Washington, where she leads programs for recovery and healing.

Auteur

Anne Katherine, now retired from her forty years as a psychotherapist, is a screenwriter, ghost writer, and National Park ranger. She is the author of numerous titles, including Boundaries, Where to Draw the Line, The Yesterday Doctor, and Stalking Yosemite.

Résumé
From the acclaimed author of the perennial favorite Boundaries, Where to Draw the Line is a practical guide to establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries in many different situations.With every encounter, we either demonstrate that well protect what we value or that well give ourselves away. Healthy boundaries preserve our integrity. Unlike defenses, which isolate us from our true selves and from those we love, boundaries filter out harm. This book provides the tools and insights needed to create boundaries so that we can allow time and energy for the things that matterand helps break down limiting defenses that stunt personal growth. Focusing on every facet of daily lifefrom friendships and sexual relationships to dress and appearance to money, food, and psychotherapyKatherine presents case studies highlighting the ways in which individuals violate their own boundaries or let other people breach them. Using real-life examples, from self-sacrificing mothers to obsessive neat freaks, she offers specific advice on making choices that balance ones own needs with the needs of others. Boundaries are the unseen structures that support healthy, productive lives. Where to Draw the Line shows readers how to strengthen them and hold them in place every day.

Contenu

Multitudinous Gratitude1. What Are Boundaries?2. Time Boundaries3. Defenses versus Boundaries4. Communication Boundaries5. Setting Boundaries on Defensiveness6. Boundary Violations7. Setting Limits on Attack8. Anger Boundaries9. Making Amends10. Friendship Boundaries11. Gossip Gossip Gossip (or Triangulation)12. Intimacy Boundaries13. Holiday, Birthday, and Celebration Boundaries14. Sexual Boundaries15. Gender Boundaries16. Divorce Boundaries17. Possession Boundaries18. Parent Boundaries19. Spiritual Boundaries20. Tidiness Boundaries21. Dress and Appearance Boundaries22. Boundaries for Illness and Chronic Conditions23. When Someone Is Dying24. Autonomy Boundaries25. Food Boundaries26. Internet Boundaries27. Therapist Boundaries28. Your Safe Country