Boundaries During a Pandemic

If you're struggling with boundaries during social distancing, you're not alone. Resolve (IMPACT New Mexico) staff member Marie Schow says boundaries continue to be important and that it continues to be important to respect the limits that we set while recognizing the needs of others around us.

Resolve staff spends a lot of time talking about boundaries – how to set them, how to respect them, and why they’re important. They know boundaries are the key to feeling safe and happy in all realms of life. Boundaries are an expression of love and care. And right now, during an unprecedented health crisis, boundaries are more important than ever.

Read more about Marie's perspective on Boundaries during a Pandemic.

A New Era of Boundary Setting

In "A New Era of Boundary Setting," Shay Orent from sister chapter IMPACT Boston says that "being able to set clear boundaries now is more important than ever in order to PROTECT ourselves and our community." 

She writes about what has and hasn't changed, examples of ways we can model good boundary setting, and reminders why effective boundary setting is so important now. Check out "A New Era of Boundary Setting."

Thank you, Shay!

What Can Empowerment Self-Defense Lessons Offer Us During a Pandemic?

Sister IMPACT Chapter Prepare in NYC offers insights into "What Can Empowerment Self-Defense Lessons Offer Us During a Pandemic" and how protecting public health is a form of self-defense because it keeps us all safer.

• Safer physical boundaries might be the highest expression of love as we heed the call to implement social distancing measures

• Verbal and physical boundary-setting is a life skill for a variety of challenging situations

• Flattening the curve to slow the spread, protect the most vulnerable, and to ensure that our healthcare workers and institutions can respond at capacity, requires each of us to enact and sustain a new set of boundaries in the interest of public health.

In the full blog, Prepare identifies IMPACT Core Principles and how they apply to physical distancing and COVID-19. 

You can find the full blog HERE.

Thank you, Prepare!