Two Things Can Be True

Most of us like our lives sorted into tidy boxes: right or wrong, healthy or toxic, fair or unfair. Real life rarely cooperates. This week, we’re leaning into the mess.

We kick things off by confessing our own contradictions (some of them are not flattering), then dig into what we actually mean when we say “boundary,” and how that’s different from a rule, an agreement, or just a strong preference. We also get into what happens when a boundary you set in good faith stops fitting your life, and how the people around you can be affected, even when you’re doing exactly what you need to do.

Alysia, thank you for trusting our listeners with your story. Being this open about something so personal takes real courage, and we know it will make someone else feel less alone.

Pour something warm and settle in. You don’t have to land on an answer today.