What happens when we don’t set boundaries?
Burnout. Resentment. Emotional exhaustion. Disconnection from self.

In this powerful and practical episode of Hey Soul Sista, host Mel Histon is joined by psychologist Dr. Rickie Elliott to explore why personal boundaries are essential for mental health, emotional wellbeing, and healthy relationships — and why so many women struggle to set them.

Together, Mel and Dr Rickie unpack the deep conditioning that teaches women to prioritise others at their own expense, the link between people-pleasing and resentment, and how boundaries are not about pushing people away — but about protecting your energy, self-respect, and long-term wellbeing.

This episode offers compassionate insights and practical tools you can start using immediately to create clearer, healthier limits in both your personal and professional life.

In this episode, we explore:

• What personal boundaries really are — and why they matter

• Why women often feel guilty saying no

• How poor boundaries impact mental health and relationships

• The connection between self-love, self-respect, and boundary setting

• How to communicate boundaries clearly and kindly

• Creating space between a request and your response

• Visualising and naming your limits

• Why boundaries are an act of love, not rejection

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