Boundaries & Balance: Protect Your Energy, Unlock Your Free…

Discover how boundaries aren’t barriers—they’re bridges to emotional clarity and personal freedom. In this episode of Absolutely Focused Radio, Daniel Thabudd Nelson breaks down the power of discipline, the art of protecting ...

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August 28, 2025

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Discover how boundaries aren’t barriers—they’re bridges to emotional clarity and personal freedom. In this episode of Absolutely Focused Radio, Daniel Thabudd Nelson breaks down the power of discipline, the art of protecting your energy, and the mindset shift that leads to balance. Whether you’re navigating family dynamics, sobriety, or tech wellness, this episode delivers motivational insight and practical tools to help you stay grounded and stay connected.🔑 Topics Covered:

Emotional hygiene & boundary-setting
Discipline as a path to freedom
Mindful sobriety & resilience
Tech wellness & clarity in chaos

🎧 Listen now and protect your peace. #BoundariesMatter #ProtectYourPeace #MindsetShift #StayFocused #AbsolutelyFocusedRadio

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Absolutely Focused Radio Podcast, Season four, Episode five, Boundaries and Balance.

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Welcome back to Absolutely Focused Radio, where healing has a

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mic and clarity takes center stage. I'm your announcer today,

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p you the announcer, and before we dive in, let

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me leave you with this. This moment is brought to

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you by the power of being you. There's no greater

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strength than showing up authentically. The world doesn't need another copy,

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it needs the original you. Daniel, your Sobriety Buddy, is

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here with the Sobriety Crew, and today we're diving into

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boundaries and balance in friendships, in work, and in relationships

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because support isn't always what it looks like, and balance

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that takes humility, discipline, and growth.

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Thank you, pe, what's up family, It's Daniel, your Sobriety buddy.

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Today's episode is all about boundaries and balance, because here's

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the truth. Not everyone who says they support you actually does.

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Some people like titles, some like positions, some like to

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be seen as the expert, and hey, nothing wrong with that.

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But when their so called support turns into deception, or

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when they hold you back just to shine brighter themselves,

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that's where the boundary line has to be drawn.

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Let's ground this with a fact. Studies show that sixty

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one percent of people struggle with setting healthy boundaries in

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their personal or work lives, and the number one reason

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fear of conflict. But here's the kicker. Avoiding boundaries leads

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to burnout, resentment, and even health issues like elevated stress levels.

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So boundaries aren't selfish. Yes, their survival.

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Facts, Jane, and let me slide in a quick technology.

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Think of your energy like your phone battery. If you

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leave all your apps running in the background, social media, work, emails,

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everybody's drama, you drain fast. But when you set app limits,

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turn off notifications, and plug into the right charger, your

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phone lasts all day. Same with your life. Boundary setting

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is like deleting junk files. You can't put a floppy

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disk in a Blu ray drive, and you can't pour

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yourself out where you don't fit.

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Let me ask you this, when was the last time

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you said no without apologizing for it? Because sometimes balance

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isn't about adding more, it's about saying no to what

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drains you, so you have room for what fuels you.

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So what's one boundary you could set this week that

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would give you back even ten percent of your piece, Joe.

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That's real. And here's something else. Some folks will criticize you,

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point out all the wrong you're doing while they're taking

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notes on your every move. Instead of cleaning their own mirrors,

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they're focused on your reflection. Here's the message for them.

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Heal yourself, show love to yourself, show respect to yourself.

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Because the more you tear others down, the more things

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fall apart for you. When you lift others, you rise too.

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Let's go. Family. Boundaries are not walls, their bridges to

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better balance and listen. The more you believe in yourself,

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the less you'll need approval from others. Affirm this with me.

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I protect my peace, I honor my energy. I move

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forward with balance and strength, motivation for the nation. Marcus

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loves you and I believe in you.

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Jane, Marie, I give myself permission to set healthy boundaries.

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Chuck you, Chip, I recharge by protecting my time and energy.

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Curious Joe, I find peace by letting go of what

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I can't control.

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Marcus, I am disciplined, balanced and moving forward.

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Daniel. I stay grounded, I stay focused, and I stay me.

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And that's today's Absolutely Focused Radio before we close, let

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me remind you again this was brought to you by

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the courage of being you. Stay true, stay humble, stay grounded,

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because the moment you start believing in yourself, the world

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begins to believe with you. Until next time. I'm PU

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the announcer, and this is absolutely focused radio.

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Man Jo sud bless it says fortun.

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Perp abluted truth.

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Let the world say.

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In this vastal shot humansopy