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10 Boundaries Women Can Set Today That Change Everything Tomorrow

7 min readJun 10, 2025

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Because anything that demands your exhaustion isn’t holy… it’s a trap.

(If you’re ready for deeper tools where clarity gets sharper and exits become final Part 2 is now live.)

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1. The Boundary of Delay

“I answer on my own time.”

The pressure to respond quickly was never about communication.

It was about control.

About making you override your intuition to keep things smooth.

Now you know: pause is power.

When you wait, you hear yourself better.

You hear the tone behind the ask.

You hear the tension in your own chest.

You don’t owe anyone immediate access to your yes.

You don’t owe anyone the fast version of yourself.

You are not missing out.

You are tuning in.

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2. The Boundary of Discomfort

“If I have to shrink…

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Women Hold the Flame
Women Hold the Flame

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Writing unapologetically from the front lines of womanhood — where advocacy, poetry, lived truth, and data expose the systemic violence silence was built to protect.

Sara Barrett
Sara Barrett

Written by Sara Barrett

Patriarchy Analyst. I document men. Survivor. Mother. I write for women, our truth, our fire, our resistance. Author. Women Hold the Flame, Sept 2025.

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