The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits by Nedra Glover Tawwab

The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits Reviews

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  Rebecca

  This was recommended by a friend months ago, but none of my libraries had it so I had to "recommend" they purchase it. I tried
  Set Boundaries, Find Peace by the same author but it didn't resonate with me. So I was so happy when one of my libraries finally bought this book this week, and I read it through in a day. As the title states, this book has helpful, practical exercises while still offering insightful reminders on why boundaries are important and how to navigate relationships with friends, family members, partners, etc. (See my highlights for some of my favorites). Highly recommend.
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  Kristen

  Great as a companion to Set Boundaries Find Peace or as a way to get your foot in the boundary door. The subtitle is Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits and if that doesn’t sum up this book, I don’t know what does. 😏
  
  This book is chock full of great info with prompts and space to reflect and personalize the info for your life, including encouragement to step away and take breaks as needed.
  
  Nedra is a must follow on Instagram, but having a book to access whenever wanted/needed is the cherry on top of her wise sundae.
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  Samele Thorner

  This book should be called "govern yourself accordingly". boundaries aren't always about telling people no, they are about caring for yourself. My absolute favorite sections are "gather yourself" where you have an opportunity to journal what came up for you in that chapter. Nedra helps us walk through guilt, discomfort, and how others respond to our boundary setting. Another great contribution!!
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  January

  The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits
  by Nedra Glover Tawwab
  3h 15m narrated by the author, 224 pages
  related to Set Boundaries Find Peace
  
  Genre: Self Help > Personal Development; Nonfiction, Psychology > Counseling; Relationships, Health > Mental Health, Family
  
  Features: Therapy, Journaling, Checklists, Codependency, Emotions, Exercises, Cognitive Distortion, Boundary Violations
  
  Quotes: "Boundaries teach others how to exist in a relationship with you."
  
  "Things That Lead to Burnout : Listening to people complain about the same things over and over."
  
  Rating as a movie: PG
  
  My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
  
  My thoughts: When I was reading Set Boundaries Find Peace I was saying it would be awesome with a workbook. This isn't exactly that. This is more like a follow-up to Set Boundaries Find Peace with homework. The author even suggests it can be read as a standalone book. It was fantastic but doesn’t go as deep on boundaries and their roots as the original book. I enjoyed the questions, exercises, and examples. I will be reading this book again since the ebook had a long waiting list so I didn't journal but I did some of the exercises, I mainly focused on the information, which was fat-trimmed meat, not the bare bones you usually get in a workbook. I was too lazy to write quotes. Next time.
  
  Recommend to others?: Yes! I highly recommend this book to others. It's almost like taking a class.
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  J. David Knecht

  Very good resource for helping people and families set healthy boundaries. Highly recommend. Will use in pastoral care and spiritual direction opportunities.
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  Hannah Daniels

  Loved her main book. Didn’t feel the workbook was necessary or broke it down in smaller steps. Seemed too wordy
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  Ashley

  Some parts were helpful for me, other parts not as much. It’s really good and teaching how to say no, but I think I was looking more for a book with ideas on what boundaries are generally helpful for most people to set because I’m not exactly sure what I need. But maybe there isn’t a book like that out there because we are all so different! 😆 I do like that it teaches that setting boundaries is kind and good for relationships to be healthy because sometimes I feel sinful or guilty for wanting/expressing boundaries.
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  Greg

  Great workbook, with a lot of useful information on knowing what boundaries you need, and practice on how to set and keep them. I'll be revisiting this often to keep the knowledge in mind and keep practicing.
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  M

  packed with solid advice
  
  This is a very useful self help book. It is clear and concise in your to deal with boundaries in a variety of situations (family, friends, work, etc). There are also journal prompts to help you write your thoughts out on your journey to a better you
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  Katie

  Best book I’ve found on boundaries to date; I especially love whole chapters dedicated to very specific topics. I’ll definitely be recommending this workbook to my psychotherapy clients.
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  Heidi Andres

  Content was useful, but author should not have narrated the audiobook of her text.
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  Mahayla

  It is a must read and fill out. Don’t skip unless it doesn’t involve something in your life. Maybe kids don’t work so thats fine. But the rest is much needed.
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  Mary

  I think it really helped to actively apply the principles from the book.
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  Liza

  Absolutely life-changing workbook!!
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  Trish

  I’ll definitely read this one again, with my eyes ;). I found myself wanting to highlight frequently.
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  Jodi Rhoden

  Clear and practical, I'm using it with my clients.