How To Establish Boundaries With Your Family
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Julia Austin
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Considering career changes
Dr. Jackson provides this example illustrating the different in how family versus a therapist may respond to a career change. “Say I have a friend who’s been an attorney for 10 years and now she wants to quit and become a baker. As a friend, I worry, ‘How will you pay your bills? I know your history. You’re not consistent with baking.’” This type of questioning can A) feel unsupportive and B) make it difficult for one to clearly assess what they want and why, without all the backstory their family is bringing up, clouding their view.
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