Boundary Scripts Card Deck

Printable scripts for saying no kindly and staying kind to yourself.

How to use it

Pick the boundary situation.
Use the matching script, edit to your voice.
Practise out loud once before you need it.

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Boundary Scripts Card Deck

Printable scripts for saying no kindly and staying kind to yourself

1Pick the boundary situation.
2Use the matching script, edit to your voice.
3Practise out loud once before you need it.

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Cut along the dashed line. Check that your print dialog says 100 percent, not “Fit to page”.

Boundaries are sentences you can rehearse. Rehearsed no’s are easier.

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Printable scripts for saying no kindly and staying kind to yourself.

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