How to Create Holiday Boundaries When You Have a Chronic Illness

/ Lauren Selfridge Psychotherapy/

Living with chronic illness means even the most joyful holidays can bring extra work when it comes to managing our health needs and our personal and familial expectations.

This is where having a clear understanding of our own boundaries can come in handy.

Boundaries are how we take care of ourselves and show others how to take care of us, too.

When living with a health challenge of any kind, understanding and exploring our evolving needs becomes even more imperative, because our bodies need us to care for them especially well.

Doing the regular work of reassessing our present-day boundaries has a tremendous positive impact on maintaining healthy relationships with ourselves and the people in our lives.

As we approach this holiday season, I invite you to join me for some reflection on your needs and boundaries ahead of time, so you can move toward this special time of year feeling clear and prepared.

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