Many women say, “I don’t know who I am anymore.” It often comes after: ·       A divorce or breakup ·       Years of caregiving ·       A long marriage ·       A role that consumed everything else And it can feel frightening – like something essential is missing. But here’s what most women never hear: You didn’t lose yourself. You hid parts of yourself to survive.

For many women, the word boundaries feels loaded. It can sound harsh. Selfish. Cold. Like something that will push people away or cause conflict. So instead of setting boundaries, we manage. We accommodate. We explain. We stretch ourselves thinner so no one else feels uncomfortable. But boundaries were never meant to be walls. They are meant to be clarity. They are meant to be care. They are meant to be self-respect in action.