Boundaries: When to Say Yes; How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review

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Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review  

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Written by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, When to Say Yes; How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life examines how conservative evangelical Christians should set and maintain proper boundaries, that is saying yes and no at the appropriate times, by examining how boundaries are presented in the Bible. Those who cannot say no live lives filled with unhappiness because people take advantage of them. The symptoms of unhappiness include feeling unappreciated, disrespected, stressed, and exhausted from doing too much at home and work.

 

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Genres: Self Help, Relationships, Psychology

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 6, 2015

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Reviews

[Leslie Leininger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good. I listen to this as an audio book. For me I would be better served to read and make notes.

[J.E. Nickerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gave me the tools to take control of my life and recognize the toxic relationships in my life that were causing me mental and emotional stress. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to take control of their life and wants to know how to recognize spiritual and emotional abuse. Invaluable read for everyone.

[Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really got me thinking of my choices and boundaries that I have or don’t have. I can’t say I agreed with everything but overall very informative. I love the practical tips for getting you were you want to be with your boundaries. And that it was very realistic, “don’t draw all the boundaries in one day, set them over time so they’re easier to keep in place.”

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a busy mom that constantly felt overwhelmed exhausted and stressed this book helped change my life. Helped me to realize what is actually mine to do and what isn’t. And that often stepping in to solve everyones problems can in the long run cause more harm then good.

[Meghan · Rating 1 out of 5]

So. Much. Misogyny.

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. First I wish to thank Instaread for writing and inviting me to review their book for free for an honest exchange of a honest review. The book is very easy to read, thin, with key takeaway, analysis and review of Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend published in 2015. Note that I have bought and read many of Dr. Cloud and Townsend books and the book on Boundaries is in much more detail and I loved the actual big book as well. When a person needs to set their boundaries is when you cannot say "No" to others no matter what! It is a codependent trait that I suffer from. It will teach you how to take back control of your own life and saying "No" examples. Note that I am a people pleaser as well. I grew up feeling used, unappreciated, and very unhappy when anyone would ask me to do this or that because I just did it and never said "No." It did not exist in my vocabulary. Basically not saying "No" is rooted in your childhood and then your grow up as an adult like me and have problems with Boundaries. This is not good. To me saying "No" means it will make others not like me, or my other half might leave me, or I make another person angry or most of all the unpleasant consequences that I might have to deal with because I set a boundary or said "No." There is a reference list in the back of the book for reading more about how to deal with and heal if you suffer from not setting boundaries or saying no or are a codependent. © 2015 Jackie Paulson

[Lianna Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

The word "boundaries" is not what people think it is ... it's not a "Talk to the hand" or brick wall type of thing. That specific word, boundaries, is misunderstood and misrepresented a lot.

If anyone reads this book they will find a lot of insightful nuggets of truth - for example the book encourages to the reader to quote "Don't get mad, Set a limit"... and that setting that limit protects love and all that you hold dear from unnecessary damage. It also goes onto say ( just like Dr. Ed Wheat says in his "Before The Wedding Night" ) that if you are always reacting, you are never in control of your self. When you react, someone else is in control - when you respond, you stay in control.