We sometimes feel that if a person tromps over us after we've said no, then we must not have been clear. We can get caught in the trap of explaining again and again, meanwhile letting the other person take advantage… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
“The growth of intimacy will teach us how to love—both ourselves and the other person. If we will allow ourselves to practice the skills… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
We sometimes feel that if a person tromps over us after we've said no, then we must not have been clear. We can get… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
“Good boundaries, created by the use of good intimacy skills, keep a committed or intimate relationship lightly balanced between the needs of the individual… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
The longer we stay in a violating situation, the more traumatized we become. If we don't act on our own behalf, we will lose… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
When we clutter our lives with imagined obligations, unnecessary activities, and distractions that only kill time, we dilute the power of our lives. — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
“In every one of your relationships, you are on a continuum between intimacy and separation. You stand on a slide that tilts you toward… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
