Boundary Boss

The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free
By Terri Cole
Concepts
  • Boundary Blueprint
    The unconscious template for how (or whether) you set limits, formed in childhood by family rules and relational experiences.
  • Recognize-Release-Respond (3Rs)
    A three-step framework for moving from automatic, reactive boundary responses to intentional, values-based ones.
  • High-Functioning Codependency
    A pattern where someone appears competent and capable on the outside while chronically over-giving, people-pleasing, and neglecting their own needs.
  • Boundary Destroyers
    Specific behaviors others use (love bombing, guilt, manipulation, the change-back maneuver) to undermine or override someone's limits.
  • Change-Back Maneuver
    The resistance — often escalating pressure or conflict — that people close to you may apply when you begin establishing new, healthier boundaries.
Chapters
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Connecting the Dots to the Past
  • Chapter 1. From Boundary Diaster to Boundary Master
  • Chapter 2. Boundary Basics
  • Chapter 3. The Codependency Connection
  • Chapter 4. Corrupted BOundary Data
  • Chapter 5. Digging Deeper - Now Is Not Then
  • Part 2. Creating the New Normal
  • Chapter 6. The 3Rs - Recognize, Release, Respond
  • Chapter 7. From Reactive to Proactive Boundaries
  • Chapter 8. Things Are Getting Real
  • Chapter 9. Boundary Destroyers
  • Chapter 10. Real-WOrld Boudnaries (Scenarios & Scripts)
  • Chapter 11. Life as a Boundary Boss
  • Go Deeper