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“Let’s Talk About Enmeshment” on the At Last She Said It Podcast
I joined the At Last She Said It podcast to talk about differentiation of self, enmeshment, and building healthier boundaries in close family relationships.
Navigating Personal Beliefs Within Religious Contexts and Maintaining Relationships: Guest Appearance on Between Us Podcast
Dr. Julie Hanks recently appeared as a guest on the Between Us Podcast. They discussed how to navigate personal beliefs within religious contexts, how to maintain relationships, and more.
Assertiveness & Differentiation: How to Be Your Authentic Self in Relationships
In healthy relationships, individuals can be close to one another while also retaining certain differences; we don’t have to be exactly alike to be friends!
Raising an Assertive Daughter: Launching Your Daughter Podcast
We all want to raise emotionally strong daughters, but sometimes we have to pause and do a little work on ourselves.
How Expressing Difference Brings Connection
How is differentiation of self related to assertiveness? When a woman asserts herself, she is differentiating her needs, thoughts, feelings, or wants from another person. She is essentially saying, “I’m think something different than you. I have other feelings than you do. I’m not you.” True assertiveness, as I define it, means that this is done in a way that’s not alienating or rude but still clearly makes those differences known.