3.5 stars
First let me say that if I'd read this book two decades ago, I probably would have given it 4.5 stars. There is much to be learned in the pages. The chapters are broken down well - work, mother, family, partner etc with acknowledgement that the divisions is fluid for our personal needs.
I liked the offering of different strategies depending on the 'levels of threat' perceived, although I didn't always agree with them! Some of us take a much softer approach and can still get the result we need/want.
There are some fundamental teachings that give a reader a deeper understanding of why we behave a certain way and why we react accordingly. Good stuff!
- 'some of us have a deep belief that we're not worthy of setting limits around how others treat us.'
- don't let fear of another person's reaction (to your boundary) prevent you from setting it.
The Book of Boundaries reminds us that we have agency over our lives, in spite of what we might have been conditioned to believe. Some of us have had to learn this the hard way, so I would have liked to see this author address more info suitable for a reader who has lived more than half their life. Or perhaps another book??
Thank you #NetGalley for this early copy in exchange for my honest review