Adelyn Birch said this quote

If you fear that defending your boundaries is being controlling, don't worry. There is a difference between being controlling and having boundaries. Controlling people is about telling them what to do. Setting boundaries is about saying what you do or do not want to happen to you.

~ Adelyn Birch

Beware of relationships that substitute intensity for emotional intimacy.

~ Adelyn Birch

Selfishness is self-absorption, self-seeking behaviour that either disregards the rights and needs of others or tramples them deliberately in favour of personal gain.

~ Adelyn Birch

Abuse can take many forms. It always involves a boundary violation, although every boundary violation is not necessarily abuse.

~ Adelyn Birch