A personal reflection on losing Bennie, the grief that followed, and why the loss of a loved pet can reach so deeply into daily life. This piece speaks to quiet grief, attachment, and the heartbreak many people carry while still trying to function.

How many times have you wished you could make your family member, partner or colleague stop treating you the way they do?

So many of us think that setting boundaries are for the other person. As a therapist and a mental wellness coach, many of my clients ask me how they can get people to treat them better or how they can get others to respect their boundaries.

I tell them that they are looking at boundaries incorrectly - Boundaries are for you not them!

Boundaries allow you to create the environment you need - whether mental, emotional or physical, and frees you to live your life on your terms.