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Dr. Brooke Weinstein shares her personal journey of establishing boundaries and overcoming burnout while navigating parenting and self-respect.

EP:195 In this episode of Thrive Like a Parent, I’m getting really honest with you about something most of us were never taught growing up: boundaries. I share the story of how I went from being the “yes girl” who bent over backwards for everyone—my partner, my kids, my family, my friends—to the woman I am today, who trusts her gut, speaks her truth, and isn’t afraid to say, “That doesn’t work for me.” I take you back to 2018, when I had just sold my business, moved to Austin, and found myself as a full-time caretaker for my kids and for Jonathan. I open up about the moment I realized I was so overwhelmed and exhausted that I was reaching for a 3 p.m. glass of wine just to “make it through the day”—and how that became my engine light blinking: something has to change. From there, I walk you through my healing journey: What it looked like to notice I had zero boundaries How enforcing boundaries affected my marriage, divorce, and Jonathan’s mental health journey The grief of losing my husband to suicide and the blame that landed on me Losing friendships because I finally chose self-respect over people-pleasing And slowly, steadily, rebuilding my confidence and sense of self. We…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Brooke Weinstein

Topics covered

• boundaries
• burnout
• parenting
• self-respect
• mental health
• healing journey

Keywords

• boundaries
• burnout
• parenting advice
• self-respect
• mental health
• healing journey
• people-pleasing

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