Chris and Jen in the Morning: Self-Care Conversations on Personal Growth, Happiness, and How Our Brains Work
Two friends with a podcast about gratitude, self-care, personal growth, and finding happiness - all with a side of levity and laughter.
Long-distance friends, we shorten the miles between DFW and NYC in our weekly podcast where we focus on self care, seeking happiness, and trying to live our best life. We add in a splash of neuroscience and talk about what happens in our brains, why we feel and react the way we do, and how to live better, more authentic, more fulfilling, happier lives.
In our middle-life years, we decided to share our conversations about adulting, chasing joy, being part of the LGBTQ+ community, parenting, personal growth, awkwardness, anxiety, mental health, and so much more to help others who can relate find kinship and a sense of community.
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Chris and Jen in the Morning: Self-Care Conversations on Personal Growth, Happiness, and How Our Brains Work
Finding Peace: How to Set Boundaries in Real Life - Part One
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This will be Part One of Chris and Jen In The Morning Reviewing 'Set Boundaries, Find Peace' by Nedra Glover-Tawwab. Part Two will be posted next week.
In this "book club style" episode, Chris, Jen, and Ace discuss Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover-Tawwab. The hosts share their personal journeys with the text—from Jen’s therapist-assigned "homework" to Ace’s accountability in listening to the audio version. They explore how boundaries are not just "walls" but essential tools for mental, emotional, and even financial self-care.
Three Pivotal Points:
Boundaries vs. Work-Life Balance: The hosts argue that what people often mistake for a lack of balance is actually a lack of boundaries. Without clear boundaries, people attempt to go "all in" on everything, leading to an overspent "energy budget".
The Struggle of the People-Pleaser: Jen highlights how difficult it is to set boundaries when you derive satisfaction (serotonin and dopamine) from pleasing others, noting that setting a boundary can often feel incorrectly like an act of selfishness.
Rigid vs. Healthy Boundaries: The discussion reveals that boundaries aren't always about being more rigid. While rigid boundaries can be a survival mechanism during trauma, they can become a hindrance in everyday life if they are too inflexible to allow for healthy relationships.
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Chapters
00:00 Celebrating International Women's Day
07:32 Exploring the Book: Set Boundaries, Find Peace
16:14 Understanding Boundaries: Personal Reflections
26:53 The Challenge of Setting Boundaries
32:24 Family Dynamics and Boundary Setting
39:16 Parenting and Teaching Boundaries
55:42 The Importance of Setting Boundaries
58:58 Outro
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