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Jul 2023
54m 22s

Is it a boundary or is it conrtol?

Mindfully Healing
About this episode

In this episode, Nadia Addesi and Micheline Maalouf get into the topic of therapy speak and how it can be hurting us.


We chat about:

Jonah Hill & his text messages

The difference between control and boundaries

Values and non-negotiables in relationships

Gaslighting, Narcissism, Abuse

Therapy speak and the impact it has on our society

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