Good Boundaries and Goodbyes

Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

By: Lysa TerKeurst

Narrated by: Lysa TerKeurst, Jim Cress

Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

2024 ECPA CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD - AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR

READ BY THE AUTHOR

Relationships are wonderful . . . until they're not.

Stop the dysfunction of unhealthy relationships and learn biblical ways to set boundaries--and, when necessary, say goodbye.

Is it unloving or selfish to set a boundary with family members or friends? Are Christians ever called to walk away from a relationship that’s no longer safe or sustainable? #1 New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst deeply understands these hard questions in the midst of relational struggles.

After thousands of hours of counseling intensives and extensive theological research that transformed the way she defined healthy relationships, Lysa is now more committed than ever to loving people well without losing the best of who she is.

In these pages, Lysa will help you:

• Understand the five factors to remember when implementing healthy boundaries.
• Determine the appropriate amount of personal and emotional access someone has to you.
• Stop being misled and emotionally paralyzed by wrongly interpreted or weaponized Bible verses that perpetuate unhealthy relationships.
• Be equipped with effective boundary-setting tools, such as realistic scripts and practical strategies for healthier communication.
• Be empowered to say goodbye without guilt when a relationship has shifted from difficult to destructive.
• Receive therapeutic wisdom you can trust directly from Lysa’s Christian counselor Jim Cress, who weighs in throughout the book.

You'll be relieved to learn that boundaries aren't just a good idea, they're a God idea.

Look for additional biblically based resources and devotionals from Lysa:

• Forgiving What You Can't Forget
• It's Not Supposed to Be This Way
• Uninvited
• You're Going to Make It
• Embraced
• Seeing Beautiful Again

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Lysa TerKeurst (P)2022 Thomas Nelson

Amazing

This book was simply amazing! It was referred to me by my boss, and she knew exactly what I needed to hear. I have been going through a very hurtful situation call a family member and this is exactly what I needed to hear. I will be listening for a second time.

So helpful

This is a book every Christian needs to read. I found it so helpful in the every relationship of my life.

Insightful

This book spells out how to create healthy boundaries with or without a biblical sense.

Such a Blessing

This book was incredible, such a blessing for me . It helped me look at all the relationships in my life . Not just my husband but friends and family . I’d recommend this book to everyone that has any kind of relationships not just your husband 😀

truly help to understand my marriage relationship.

I really enjoyed the way she explained and applied in situations in marriage relationships and with other people in life. love the book. It a blessing to me.

Excellent tool to aid one when making difficult relationships decisions

This book defines concepts surrounding boundaries from a Christian perspective with practical psychological explanations and application. There are many examples and metaphors to deepen understanding. Anyone who reads this will have increased Biblical confidence for making difficult relationship decisions . The compassion towards self and others was moving and a great model for the world that struggles with having moral interactions in tough circumstances! Hard copy is necessary purchase to take notes!

Audiobook Review

Loved how Lysa and Jim brought the book to life. Wouldn't have any other person read the book. I would recommend this book to basically anyone who has at least one chaotic relationship in their life because that may be due to a boundary-related problem, more often than not. Rating the book 5 stars because this book is helpful. In fact, even though I am done with the book, I am going to read the book and journal my way through it so that I can process it better.

Thank you for taking the risk of sharing

Thank you, Lisa, for taking risk to open up your life struggle and challenges in your personal and marriage life. Thank you for being the inspiration and share your faith journey with God. With the bible references that often being misused to attack, condemn, and accusing are the most helpful resources for my new chapter of life with the new mindset of our God who loves us unconditionally with no intention of harming or shaming us.

Worth your time

I really recommend this book to anyone who has struggled with difficult relationships and people who have hurt you deeply . The author is speaking not only from an educational perspective but from a place of personal experience and pain that I believe puts her in a position of giving advice that she has had to apply in her own life and is realistic about the challenges that can be. Take the time to listen , you won’t be sorry

Love this book

I loved everything about it. It felt like they were in my living room having coffee together. Thank you for your obedience in writing this book. I got a breakthrough in my life because of your book. At one time I thought I was going through the chaos alone…23 yrs of being misunderstood.