Where You End and They Begin

Where You End and They Begin

Guided Practices for The Healing Circle by Dr. Ernesha Smith-West
S7
Aug 19, 2026
03:54

Episode notes

If you've lost track of where you end and someone else begins, this visualization is for you. We use breath and imagery to find the edges of yourself again, not to shut people out, but to know where you actually are.

πŸ“š Healing Education Library β†’ Series 1: Know Yourself β€” Session 6: "People-Pleasing Is a Trauma Response, Not a Personality" explains the roots of why the edges of self dissolve in relationships β€” and why this practice is rebuilding something that was never really about limits.

πŸ“ Resource Vault β†’ RV-02: Boundaries from Values, Not Fear β€” four tools to hold limits from identity instead of depletion. This is the practical guide for what this meditation visualizes. And RV-07: Over-Functioning in Love β€” for the boundary dissolution that shows up specifically in close relationships.

πŸƒ Movement Library β†’ Embodied Movement Practices: The Embodied Movement series includes practices around personal space and physical self-definition, making this visualization real in the body, not just in the mind.

Keywords

MEDITATION: Boundary Visualization