The ABC’s for Maintaining Boundaries: Always Be Curious

When we are triggered, our initial instinct is to fight back or stand up for ourselves using words that often come out as confrontational. Immediately after the trigger, we produce a negative thought, which leads to a negative emotion, which always produces a negative outcome. But if you use my ABC method, it will mitigate the negative thought from occurring, and thus, give you a much better outcome!

“Always Be Curious” will help you put resentment and unresolved anger aside and give you the upper hand, rather than leaving a situation feeling hurt and vulnerable. It will save you a lot of stress, so take a listen! 

Episode highlights:

  • How not to engage with or react to a person’s bad mood
  • How to stay grounded and remain your authentic self when you are caught off guard
  • How to neutralize power struggles 

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