Imogen Farrow: Boundaries That Stick, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Boundaries That Stick: A Practical Guide to Dating with Confidence After a Toxic Relationship

You already understand what happened. What you need now are words that come out of your mouth when it matters.

This is not another book about slowly healing your nervous system before you're "ready" to date again. It's a hands-on, script-driven guide for the exact moments dating throws at you right now: the third date where someone tests a limit, the match who moves too fast, the "joke" that stings, the pull of intense chemistry that might just be a red flag in disguise.

What's inside:

• A clear, non-clinical explanation of why toxic relationships erode boundaries - without diagnosing anyone, including you
• A step-by-step method for building your own Boundary Inventory across time, physical pace, emotional responsibility, information-sharing, and digital communication
• Word-for-word scripts for the situations that actually come up: slowing physical or emotional pace, naming a hurtful "joke," protecting your privacy, handling guilt-trips, and ending a date cleanly
• A field guide to early red flags - love bombing, boundary testing, blame reversal, isolation language - explained in plain, recognizable terms
• The Healthy Compatibility vs. Toxic Chemistry checklist, so you can finally tell genuine connection apart from the anxious pull of intermittent affection
• A full chapter on rebuilding self-trust with a simple daily "signal log" practice
• A 90-day, phase-by-phase plan that turns every tool in the book into a routine you can actually follow
• A quick-reference script appendix, a glossary, a four-week journaling companion, and a chapter on talking to friends and family about your dating life