Dealing with Toxic Family Relationships

by Lisa Young

I was working with my awesome beta testers on my new Get Your Year In Gear program, and a lot of questions came up about toxic relationships, setting boundaries, and cutting ties with people – especially family. The biggest question I got, though, was around dealing with people you can’t just walk away from.

This was my response to them, and it felt fitting to share it with you.

Incidentally, I’ll be opening the doors to the Get Your Year In Gear Program soon. If you’re not on the mailing list, you might miss open registration.

Tagged as: family, fitness, freedom, get your year in gear, strategic planning, toxic relationships

  • Margarita Cruz-Amaro

    awesome stuff. thank you

    • http://www.lisarobbinyoung.com Lisa Robbin Young

      Margarita, I’m glad it’s helpful for you! Remember, it only takes a couple of minutes to be intentional about your response to toxic people – whether or not they’re family. :-)

  • Amylane Harwood

    I think I’m due an energy exfoliation. The problem has always been not knowing when I need to take a step back before I’m absorbed.

    • http://www.lisarobbinyoung.com Lisa Robbin Young

      Ha! I like that imagery. You are exactly right. We DO need to “shed our skin” every so often in order to shake the stagnant energy loose. For some people, this can feel kind of unusual, but that’s because it really isn’t something people talk about/do on a frequent basis.

      I’m not trying to get all metaphysical, but the reality is that our energy is impacted by others around us. We need to make conscious, intentional choices about who we hang out with, and then when disempowering energy crosses out path, we need to treat it like an illness, and “clean” ourselves so we don’t get infected.

      Do you have methods for “exfoliating”?

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