Healthy Boundaries/Workshop

1. Healthy Boundaries
A service by
Sylvia A. Barnes
Independent Professional/Facilitator
Independently Owned/Operated & Black Owned
Copyright © Sylvia A. Barnes 2023
Workshop

2. Setting boundaries helps to create guidelines, rules, limits of how
you would like to be treated. Letting others know what is and what
is not okay, and/or acceptable.
It sets the standard for our individual needs and wants so that we
feel respected and also safe.
The meaning of setting boundaries is a form of self care.

3. Boundaries in a relationship
A boundary in a relationship communicates and establishes our
set standards and limits.
In any type of relationship, boundaries define people individually-
In terms of our identity, our responsibility, and our control begins
and ends in relation to another person.

4. Physical Boundaries Emotional Boundaries
Time Boundaries Sexual Boundaries
Financial Boundaries Healthy Boundaries
Spiritual or Religious Boundaries
Professional Boundaries
Types of Personal Boundaries

5. Benefits Of
Setting
Healthy
Boundaries
Promotes
Autonomy
Clear
Expectations
For Others
Respect
From Others
And Self
Respect
Prevents
Burnout
Improve(s)d
Emotional
Health
Improve(s)d
Relationships
Decreased
Stress

6. Physical Boundaries
Physical boundaries refers to touch, personal space, and your
individual physical needs. For example you may prefer a
handshake instead of a hug.

7. Emotional Boundaries
Emotional boundaries relates to the emotional limits and the
amount of energy you are willing to give and receive in relation to
others.
Also, emotional boundaries ensures that others are respectful of
your emotional wellbeing. Taking ownership of your own feelings
while not being made to feel responsible for another persons
feelings.
Examples can be- saying no, asking for space, being accountable
for your own emotions/feelings.

8. Time Boundaries
Time boundaries is how a person manages their time. For
example, a person may choose to spend certain hours in the
evening with their children, and/or family.

9. Sexual Boundaries
Sexual boundaries are the limits of what we are willing to do
sexually, and also relating to physically. Knowing your own
comfort level sexually, and physically.
For example, a person insisting on having their way
physically/sexually (this can also be verbally, digitally,
visually, and physical touch) regardless of you saying “no.”

10. Financial Boundaries
Financial boundaries are the expectations you set for your self
in terms of your money management. Also, relating to how
money, your finances affect your relationships.
For example choosing to save a certain amount for your own
personal living “needs” instead of buying gifts, and/or loaning
money to friends.

11. Healthy Boundaries
The ability to set healthy limits for yourself (and others) as it
relates to a variety of areas in our life- on a personal, and/or
professional basis. Healthy boundaries is a form of self care,
and self respect. For example, keeping your personal life,
family (life), not dating or having personal relationships with
people you work with. Keeping your personal life and your
professional life separate in order to establish clear specific
boundaries.

12. Spiritual or Religious Boundaries
Making a decision for yourself based on your own beliefs what
spiritual and/or religious practices, beliefs you want to follow.

13. Professional Boundaries
There are many types of professional boundaries. Having a
standard of integrity (in terms of ethics, legally, professionally)
by doing your own work, and getting credit only for only your
work. Claiming ownership of your own work that you created.
For example, a person that gets a promotion based on their
own efforts, hard work, merits, skills. Not based on the
creative work, time, efforts, and skills of another person,
misrepresenting- (To gain, get credit for, profit from
another persons actual work)

14. Open Discussion About Boundaries

15. Love, Peace, and Unity-