Phantom hangovers and setting sobriety boundaries 👻

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My dear reader,

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I should begin this post by saying that it was meant to go out yesterday (Sunday) as normal, but I accidentally scheduled it for NEXT Sunday 🤦🏻‍♀️ Thank you for your patience!

We will also be having a BONUS community call next Monday 27th May at 12pm noon for everyone as a little thank you for being here. Find the meeting link at the end of this post 💗

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Everyone in the self-help world talks about the importance of setting boundaries. And up until a few years ago, I didn’t think they applied to me. You might be the same — a lot of people I speak to are.

I don’t need boundaries — I’m fine!

I repeatedly tried to convince myself of this for… a very long time.

Looking back, I think that a lot of my problematic drinking stemmed from a lack of personal boundaries and constantly feeling the need to put other people’s comfort above my own.