Category Archives: Boundaries

Emotional Boundaries in Relationships

 Photo by Jean-Louis Zimmerman This article written by John Stibbs came from the website Hidden Hurt, a UK site devoted to domestic abuse.  With his kind permission I offer it to you. A successful relationship is composed of two individuals each … Continue reading

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Integrity Picture Quote

Integrity Quote Others may want pieces of you but only offer yourself as a whole. ~Randi G Fine~

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Forgiveness and Trust Picture Quote

Trust and Forgiveness Quote Forgiveness is given but trust must be earned. ~Randi G. Fine~

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Is Your Child Surviving or Thriving?

 Fascination with light by josef_moffett on Flickr – Some rights reserved   How to Prepare Children for Life Article written by Randi G Fine, Originally posted on Life As A Human What Every Parent Needs to Know About Preparing Their … Continue reading

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Relationship Codependency: Everything You Need to Know

Excerpted from the  April 21,2011 episode of my radio show, A Fine Time for Healing  Roughly 100 million Americans suffer the effects of codependency today. Relationship codependency is often referred to as the “White Knight” syndrome, because the codependent tends … Continue reading

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Self Respect: A Personal Bill of Rights

I have numerous choices in my life beyond mere survival. I have a right to discover and know my Child Within. I have a right to grieve over what I didn’t get that I needed or what I got that … Continue reading

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Boundaries in Interpersonal Relationships Prevent Emotional Abuse

Many of us do not understand the importance of having emotional “boundaries” in our interpersonal relationships.  Many of us do not even understand what the term “boundaries” means in that context.  And many of us do not even know whether … Continue reading

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Codependent Tendencies Include Low Self Esteem

Your healing begins once you recognize and acknowledge your codependent tendencies. The list from the website below clearly illuminates the pain and self esteem issues of those tendencies: My good feelings about who I am stem from being liked by you. My good feelings about who I … Continue reading

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Self Inflicted Guilt: Breaking the Cycle

  Why are so many of us able to offer kindness and compassion  to others, but not to ourselves?   One of the most damaging ways in which we tend to abuse ourselves is through feelings of guilt.  Often this tendency was  inflicted upon us in childhood–many of … Continue reading

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Chapter Twenty: California Nightmare

We’d gone downtown to Little Italy one evening to dine at one of our favorite restaurants. We ordered our usual meals; two house salads and two baked rigatonis, well done. Halfway into the meal I got up to use the … Continue reading

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