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Episode Description:Does loving others mean being emotionally available all the time? In this episode of Drea’s Couch Podcast, Drea explores why Scripture and psychology both support the importance of healthy emotional boundaries.

Looking at the example of Jesus and key biblical passages, this conversation explains how boundaries protect your spiritual focus, prevent burnout, and help believers love others without losing themselves.

In This Episode:

* What emotional boundaries are

* How Jesus modeled healthy limits

* Why boundaries protect your calling

* The difference between compassion and enabling

Key Scriptures:Proverbs 4:23 • Mark 1:35 • Mark 1:38 • Matthew 7:6 • Galatians 6:5

Sources:Psychological research on boundary-setting and emotional healinghttps://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/psywoman/article/view/4018

Spirituality and boundaries in mental health practicehttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-psychiatrist/article/spirituality-and-boundaries-in-psychiatry/474823B6773200D7070768F953E61B04

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