Holiday Boundary Exploration

This 4-page guide is best used as an add-on to my “Relational Boundary Guide”. It can be used on its own, but the concepts with an asterisk (*) are explored in more detail in my Relational Boundary Guide. This guide is broken down into the following sections: 

• Holiday boundary exploration

  1. values

  2. expectations

  3. capacity & needs

  4. worst-case scenario

• Types of boundaries 

  1. proactive vs. reactive*

  2. engaging vs. disengaging

  3. verbal vs. nonverbal*

• Boundary tips

  1. problem & solution

  2. intent & impact*

  3. alternative*

  4. differentiation 

• Holiday self-care

  1. proactive self-care 

  2. reactive self-care