Boundaries
By Henry Cloud & John Townsend
- Release Date: 2008-09-09
- Genre: Christianity
Description
Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical boundaries help us determine who may touch us and under what circumstances -- Mental boundaries give us the freedom to have our own thoughts and opinions -- Emotional boundaries help us to deal with our own emotions and disengage from the harmful, manipulative emotions of others -- Spiritual boundaries help us to distinguish God's will from our own and give us renewed awe for our Creator -- Often, Christians focus so much on being loving and unselfish that they forget their own limits and limitations. When confronted with their lack of boundaries, they ask: - Can I set limits and still be a loving person? - What are legitimate boundaries? - What if someone is upset or hurt by my boundaries? - How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money? - Aren't boundaries selfish? - Why do I feel guilty or afraid when I consider setting boundaries? Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend offer biblically-based answers to these and other tough questions, showing us how to set healthy boundaries with our parents, spouses, children, friends, co-workers, and even ourselves.
Reviews
Study & Practice
5By DamienanrAt first I was like…this is going to be boring. Through reading it and understanding it it helped me learn that I may not have the best boundaries, but I can build my confidence abilities by setting boundaries. Very good book.A reflection!
5By B3mataOne of the greatest books I have ever read it makes you reflect in many bad habits I had.Boundaries
5By dstupperEveryone should read this book. Life changing stuff.A good book
5By MbinaeA teaching book. I have learned a lot about myself and standing up for myself and I will always come back here.Torilynn McClain
5By .....839294&382@29293@44Very insightful book. Helps puts things into a different perspective and is definitely a guide that I would implement into my everyday life.Must read
5By AceluckyLove this book not an easy read don’t expect to finish this quickly because a lot of self work takes placeLife Changing 😭
5By loriiiimThis book is to be read multiple times. So so good!Informative
5By assingearBoundary issues have been a huge issue for me in my life and I found this book to be a good read on the subject. While I'm not used to reading books that center Christian principles, I did find the biblical references interesting and the overall content on what boundaries are, how they work and how to develop them helpful. The hardest part for me is going to be figuring out how to find a support group, which the authors say is key to success.It turned my life around
5By madskilllz16Brilliantly written, the facade of trying to be everything for everyone dissipates when you establish real and tangible boundaries with others, and especially yourself. Thank you for writing this book, it speaks to me on so many levels.Glad I am reading this
5By GracefullyfifiI always had boundary issues ,scaring away men,family and friends.In other aspects it helped me to see myself in a whole new light and helping me to choose wisely ,I’m still reading it and have the study guide .I notice when I don’t study I get upside down .Thank you guys for a Christian point of view and for those who may not believe God exists ,he does.Awesome!
5By Tatty0071Great Material to Grown in Healthy Relationships.O
5By vidalinikarma vidal v guerrajrIGreat book but...
3By Kreck7325Great book! But if you purchased the hard copy of the work book you will find it extremely hard to follow the book and switch over the the workbook. Specially if you only do a few pages of the workbook a day. The pages they ask you to refer back to aren't correct if you downloaded the book. Page 5 in paperback could be page 17 on your iTunes download.The importance of Boundaries
5By Redeemed ValorRelevant, required reading for all. PeriodGreat book
4By raghu nandan bandavaramIt's really a great book. It helped me to understand differences between many things that I personally struggled with like forgiveness and reconciliation, boundaries in friendships, differences between loving and obligations and many other things. It would definitely help anyone who feels that people are taking advantage of me or people are abusing me etc... This book also helps us to grow in taking responsibility of God given roles to us in different aspects of life and also helps us from not having guilt or condemnation for those things that are not under our responsibility. Overall it's a great book, it personally helped me in many ways. Thanks to God and thanks to the authors also... 👍Amazing
5By Avatar7.5For years I have debated (internally) how psychology and Faith can co-exist so extensively in a topic/conversation/application and not just scratch the surface. I have purchased the paperback of this awesome book. Much thanks to the authors for their continuous efforts!! I know many others whom have read this, and would agree! Life changing, if you apply.Boundaries
5By Boundaries are BlessingsI wished I had known of this book in 1992 and had read it then! It was referred to in an article in the Catholic Digest this spring--thank you, Catholic Digest! I think it is basic living skills information for everyone who had a less than perfect childhood environment. Thank you for writing it in such an understandable way--with great relationship examples and good Scripture references.All time favorite books
5By DrScreenplayI love this book. It's great. The bible and psychology working amazingly together. I'd thank God after reading it each day.
