Enmeshment is a term to describe a relationship between two or more people in which personal boundaries are permeable and unclear. Getting out of an enmeshment pattern is all about taking responsibility for your own part. But let’s be real, that’s not easy. That’s because your brain is in defense mode. It’s trying to protect you by blaming the other because it does not want to do the work itself.

We want to start holding our boundaries. But how do we get there? In today’s episode, I’ll dive deep into the 4-step plan to get out of a pattern of enmeshment and power struggles and start holding your boundaries.

In this episode on getting out of enmeshment and power struggles, we discuss:

• What is enmeshment?
• A personal example of my enmeshment pattern
• 4 steps to get out of a pattern of enmeshment and power struggles and start holding your boundaries
• Taking responsibility for your own part

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And remember parents, the change begins with us.

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