Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

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Once again, Lysa does what she does best by gently guiding us through something hard that all of us will have to make decisions about—boundaries in our relationships. I don't know much about her (this is the first book of hers that I have read), but it doesn't make sense to me how she has amassed such a collection of people in her close circle who have such significant issues with boundaries without there being a deeper issue there. Good Boundaries and Goodbyes is not the kind of book one necessarily goes out of their way to read for entertainment or enjoyment.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Which brings me to the point of saying that I wish I would have read this book in physical form so that I could highlight and underline everything that spoke to me (which after this review, I am going to purchase this book! If you are a fan of Lysa Terkeurst and of self-help books (in this case spiritual), and are in need of setting some boundaries, then I definitely recommend reading this book. Her honesty, authenticity and writing style make you feel like you know her personally and are just having a conversation with her.Good Boundaries and Goodbyes explores how people can have healthier relationships by establishing relational boundaries with their partners, family, and friends. In my opinion, the book could've been much stronger if the author had taken more time with the book. Sometimes, the book feels as though it was written in haste; however, I also got the sense that a great deal of thought and consideration is behind these pages.

It’s something many of us find extremely uncomfortable talking about but it’s what so many of us desperately need to actually win in our relationships.As a result, I experienced relational fractures that caused much pain and could have been avoided by applying the hard-earned wisdom shared within these pages.

I also got the sense from this book that Terkeurst is here to fight for her readers and their well-being. And you’ll also hear from my Christian counsellor Jim Cress, who will weigh in with therapeutic insights throughout the book. My view on boundaries in general has changed over the last several months, but this book was not necessarily helpful in that endeavor. Probably the best book on boundaries and how to both accurately verbalize and live into them I have read.I thank God for leading me to Good Boundaries and Goodbyes at this exact time in my life and felt Him speaking to me through Lysa's writing. From what I understand, only a handful of years have passed since Terkeurst’s traumatic marriage experience and divorce.