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Episode 177 - Boundaries Tune-Up
30th September 2026 • The Ex-Good Girl Podcast • Sara Bybee Fisk
00:00:00 00:22:42

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How much time and energy do you spend defending choices you’ve already trusted yourself to make? Whether it’s your career, parenting, relationships, or something else entirely, it’s exhausting to keep explaining yourself after you’ve already done the work of deciding. Good girl conditioning can make you feel obligated to defend yourself when someone questions your choices, instead of recognizing what’s actually happening in the conversation. In this episode, you’ll learn the difference between a request, a demand, and a boundary so you can get more clear about what you will and won’t participate in and build the skills to talk about it.

How long have you been putting off the hard conversation? Join Sara live for one hour for her free workshop, SPEAK UP. There’s no replay, so bring the conversation you keep avoiding. You’ll learn the Three Speak Up Skills and figure out what’s keeping you stuck.

Here’s what you’ll uncover in this episode:

  • The real definition of a boundary and why it often gets confused with something else
  • How to tell the difference between a request and a boundary
  • A question to ask before you make a request or set a boundary
  • How a demand can be disguised as a boundary
  • Why following through is the essential step in setting a boundary

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