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Boundary Setting Playbook
The guilt-free way to protect your time, energy and peace.
Some conversations move faster than your thinking. By the time you’ve found the words, you’ve already agreed. Later, you replay the conversation, knowing exactly what you should have said - if you’d had a little more time, a little more space, or the right words ready. This playbook gives you those words.
£17 • Instant PDF download
The real challenge isn't knowing the boundary
It’s knowing how to communicate it without guilt.
If you:
• say yes when you mean no
• rehearse conversations in your head
• over-explain yourself into exhaustion
• feel responsible for keeping the peace
• shut down or freeze when put on the spot
• feel resentful after doing things you didn’t want to do
…your nervous system is trying to protect you but you're still betraying yourself to please everyone else.
You know that feeling when someone asks you for "just a quick favour" and your mouth says "yes" whilst your brain screams "WHY DID YOU DO THAT?"
Or when you spend your entire lunch break listening to a colleague's problems because saying "I need this time alone" feels impossibly selfish?
THAT is the cycle of betraying yourself to please everyone else in action. You feel guilty for wanting time alone, even though that's exactly what you need to function and you're exhausted from over-committing.
Imagine walking away from draining conversations without guilt.
Saying "that doesn't work for me" without a 10-minute explanation.
Protecting your energy so you can actually help the people and causes you care about (instead of burning out trying to help everyone).
This isn't about becoming cold or uncaring. It's about understanding that you can't pour from an empty cup - and right now, yours has been empty for far too long.
What you need are tools that work in real-life situations and scripts that are easy to use. This is exactly what the playbook gives you.
WHAT'S INSIDE?
(23 practical pages you'll actually use)
What boundaries actually are
Clear distinctions between boundaries, expectations and rules - and why this matters.
Healthy vs unhealthy boundaries
Side-by-side examples so you can see the difference instantly.
Scripts for real situations
Work, family, friendship, relationships and everyday conversations.
How to say no without over-explaining
A simple structure that keeps things calm and steady.
What to do when someone pushes back
Language you can use when a conversation becomes charged or emotional.
Identifying your own boundaries
Prompts to help you notice pressure early instead of at breaking point.
Respectful, realistic communication
What to say when you want to protect a relationships and your energy.
Designed to be clear + easy to refer back to.
Everything is designed to be used immediately
A CUSTOMER USED IT THE SAME DAY!
These are the kinds of moments this playbook supports: the everyday interactions where clarity matters.
Why this works (when other boundary advice hasn’t)
Most advice says “just set boundaries”. As if that magically helps when you’re put on the spot. You don’t need a lecture on valuing yourself. You need:
✔ simple language
✔ a clear structure
✔ realistic scripts
✔ tools you can use today
✔ support for the guilt spike
THAT’s what makes the difference.
Imagine the next month feeling like this:
• You stop over-explaining
• You say no without the panic or guilt
• You feel calmer and less overstimulated
• You support others without abandoning yourself
• You have evenings and weekends that are genuinely yours
• You finally act on what you’ve known for years: your needs matter
This is for you if you:
• feel guilty for saying no
• find confrontation stressful
• find social pressure draining
• want simple scripts that feel natural
• freeze when someone asks for something
• want a calmer, clearer way to communicate
• want better boundaries without changing who you are
Ideal for introverts, deep-feelers and overthinkers
- but helpful for everyone.
GET IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO:
✔ the full PDF
✔ scripts you can use today
✔ a follow-up email series to help you use the tools
✔ permission to put yourself first (because someone needs to give it to you!)
Immediate download • Lifetime Access
Frequently Asked Questions
Because this gives you the exact words, the step-by-step process and the mindset shifts you need. It's not about willpower; it's about having the right tools.
Most readers use their first script within 24 hours.
Whilst introverts often need boundaries more (because the world is exhausting when you're not built for constant interaction), anyone who struggles with people-pleasing will benefit from this playbook.
It's a PDF you can download, or print out, and keep.
Digital products are non-refundable, but if you have access issues you'll get help immediately.
P.S. That guilt you feel about taking up space? That's exactly why you need this. You've spent years prioritising everyone else. It's time to prioritise you.
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