Setting Boundaries

Overcome People Pleasing: Why You Learned to Abandon Yourself and How to Stop

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Jan 23, 2026 | Anger, Authenticity, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fawning, Guilt, Insecurity, People pleasing, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 🧠 Emotions, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 8 minutes If you are trying to overcome people pleasing, you are likely not confused about what you do. You already notice how quickly you adapt, how easily you say yes, and how automatically you monitor the emotional state of others. You may even...

Overcome the Fear of Speaking Up: Reclaim Your Power

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Nov 28, 2025 | Boundaries, Fear of Speaking up, People pleasing, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 10 minutes From the outside, the fear of speaking up rarely looks dramatic. Instead, it often appears as being easygoing, agreeable, flexible, or calm. You might tell yourself that you are simply considerate, not confrontational, not someone who wants to...

This is How to Set Healthy Boundaries: It’s Not What You Think!

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Nov 12, 2025 | Authenticity, Boundaries, Self-acceptance, Self-discovery, Self-love, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 6 minutes In the journey of self-discovery, personal growth, healing, and transformation, one important aspect that often comes up is the concept of learning to set healthy boundaries. Setting boundaries is often seen as a way to protect oneself and...

Somatic Healing for Boundaries: Reconnecting with the Body to Feel Safe Again

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Nov 10, 2025 | Boundaries, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People pleasing, Relational trauma, Shame, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 🧡 Relationships, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 5 minutes In trauma-informed healing, the body isn’t just something that carries us through life. It’s the map, the compass, and the doorway to transformation. Somatic Healing for Boundaries begins when we realize that our ability to say “no,” to take...

New Female Leadership: From People Pleasing to Healthy Boundaries

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Sep 18, 2025 | Boundaries, Co-dependency, Coping Mechanisms, Fawning, Feminism, Leadership, People pleasing, Society & Culture, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 5 minutes New Female Leadership: Redefining Power and Presence New female leadership is not about climbing higher in existing hierarchies. It is about transforming the way we lead, relate, and take responsibility from the inside out. This kind of...

Reclaiming Anger: How to Heal, Set Boundaries, and Find Your True Power

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Apr 25, 2025 | Anger, Boundaries, Emotion Regulation, Fear of Speaking up, Feminism, Learned Helplessness, Patriarchy, People pleasing, Shame, 💎 Iris Savonije, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 8 minutes Anger remains one of the most misunderstood emotional forces in both psychology and personal growth culture. It is frequently framed as something dangerous, destructive, or primitive, and therefore something that needs to be managed, softened,...