Focus on Yourself: 3 Signs You’re Giving Too Much & What to Do About It Right Now

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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When was the last time you said "no" without feeling guilty? Or set a boundary and actually stuck to it? If you can’t remember, today’s episode is the wake-up call you need. Boundaries can protect your time, energy, and mental space, and yet for so many of us, boundaries are hard to make and almost impossible to keep. Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Pooja Lakshmin is sharing the 3 surprising signs that you lack boundaries and how to take control to reclaim your life. By the end of this conversation, you're not only going to know how to set them, you're going to realize that any single time you feel overwhelmed or overextended, you need to take her 3 simple yet powerful steps to taking your power back. If you liked this episode and want to learn exactly what to do to live a more peaceful and fulfilled life, listen to this episode next: 5 Things Only Fake Friends Do & How to Let Go of What No Longer Serves You For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s new free 26-page workbook, What Do You Really Want, to finally answer that question and redefine your future. Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:04.2	I need to ask you some.
0:09.2	When was the last time you said no without feeling guilty about it?
0:14.3	Or drew a line in the sand, set a boundary, and stuck to it,
0:19.3	and didn't feel like you were letting someone down?
0:22.4	If that question makes you realize, it's been way too long, then you are in the right place today because you and I are about to dive head first into the topic of
0:35.0	boundaries. What they are, how to set them, how to stick to them, and most importantly
0:40.3	how to stop feeling guilty or selfish for needing them in the first place.
0:46.0	Boundaries are the most effective way to take back your time and energy and protect
0:52.0	your peace and yet for so many of us it's one of
0:55.3	the hardest things to do but by the end of this conversation you're not only
1:00.5	going to know how to set them. You're going to realize that any single time you feel
1:05.8	overwhelmed or overextended. You don't need a bubble bath. You need better boundaries. You need better boundaries.
1:13.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, I'm so excited that you are here today. It is always an honor to spend time with you and to be together.
1:26.6	If you're brand new, welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast Family.
1:30.6	I want to just take a quick moment before we jump into this amazing topic about
1:34.4	boundaries and acknowledge you for taking time to listen to something that can
1:39.2	truly help you create a better life and I'm going to tell you something one thing
1:44.7	that will help you have a better life is learning how to have better boundaries.
1:50.7	Look I'm sure you've heard the word a thousand times and I've even talked
1:55.6	about boundaries before. I like to remind you that you can be a good person and
2:00.4	have a kind heart and still say absolutely not.
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