Boundaries Are Not Betrayal 🚧

"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others." — Brené Brown

There was a time I thought love meant availability.
That being a good friend, partner, sibling meant being "easy to reach."

I mistook silence for connection.
Let “I’m just busy” excuse their absence.
Let “you’re too sensitive” twist my instincts.

The truth?
I’d confused self-sacrifice with value.

"Boundaries are only offensive to those who benefit from you having none."

But when I started saying no, calmly, without apology, things shifted.
Some vanished.
Some got louder.
And a few stayed. The ones who never needed me to shrink to stay loved.

Turns out, boundaries don’t push away the right people.
They just reveal who never had room for the real you to begin with.