Identifying and addressing unhealthy boundaries is crucial for thriving relationship. It is important learn to:
- Develop a sense of identity: Discover your uniqueness, value, and worth independently. Seek the support of a trained therapist on this journey.
- Not to settle for second best: Embrace healthy boundaries that allow both partners to flourish individually, fostering trust and security.
- Free yourself from over-responsibility and guilt: Respect your partner’s ability to make choices. Healthy boundaries involve letting go of excessive responsibility.
- Differentiate between love and rescue: Differentiate between love and sympathy. Healthy boundaries lead to respect, equality, and mature love.
- Understand Fantasy vs reality: Healthy boundaries allow confronting relationship problems, promoting trust, consistency, and productive communication.
Dr. Baya Mebarek, Psy.D.,LMFT
Baya Mebarek, Psy.D., LMFT
Baya Mebarek, Psy.D., LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 20 years of experience helping couples strengthen their relationships. Based in San Diego and providing online therapy throughout California, she specializes in couples therapy, marriage counseling, premarital counseling, affair recovery, communication and conflict, emotional disconnection, and rebuilding trust. Her integrative approach draws on research-based relationship strategies, attachment-informed therapy, and a deep understanding of the emotional patterns that can leave couples feeling hurt, misunderstood, or disconnected.
