boundaries – Red Tent Living

Don’t Be Less

By: redtentwomen April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsboundaries, empathy, Lacey Wood, loving ourselves, relational pain1 Comment

I did it. My head spun in a disoriented fog. My limbs trembled with weakness. I felt sick to my stomach and my heart felt as though a boulder was sitting upon it. Everything within me screamed at the top of my I-can-barely-breathe lungs and I wondered if maybe curling up and actually dying would…

Beyond the Boundaries

By: redtentwomen April 3, 2023March 16, 2023

Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationships, Travelboundaries, Going Home Again, Home, Madeline Bialecki, Travel, Travel Abroad6 Comments

Although I grew up in a large city (Detroit), I only inhabited one small part of it, what is locally known as the east side. Woodward Avenue divided the east side from the west side of Detroit, and I had no reason to cross Woodward Avenue. Everything I needed was available on the east side,…

Distance but Not Distant

By: redtentwomen January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

Day to Day, Intentional Living, Monthly Themes, relationshipsboundaries, family dynamics, Mother, Mother Daughter Relationships, Tina Huey2 Comments

“I think about today. I think about tomorrow. I don’t give much thought to yesterdays.” — Yellowstone Our relationship has been far from easy. Unkind words have been exchanged and mean looks used to play a part whenever we communicated, but there have also been words of love, kindness, and support followed by a hug…

Look At Me Go

By: redtentwomen March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

Day to DayBalance, boundaries, Energy, Mallory Redmond, Mothering4 Comments

Every year on Independence Day, the little subdivision that held the yellow house I grew up in would shut down the loop of streets lined with houses that looked just like my yellow one. All the kids would decorate their bikes with streamers and balloons, and we would have a bike parade around the subdivision.…

The Doors

By: redtentwomen December 6, 2019December 4, 2019

Day to Day, Faithboundaries, Experiencing God's Love, Jean Masukevich, Receiving God's Love4 Comments

I imagine God putting a big beautiful and sturdy door on the front of my tender heart. The door is made of the finest cherry wood and engraved with beautiful swirls and intricate details. It is solid and it protects my empathic heart and soul. Outside the door of my heart it says WELCOME! My…

Making Messes

By: redtentwomen February 19, 2018June 30, 2019

Day to DayBalance, boundaries, God's Grace and Kindness, Haley Wiggers, Puppy problems, self-care2 Comments

Just a few hours ago, I was scrubbing dog poo off of the behind of my three-month-old golden doodle. There was poo everywhere: on her legs, on her tail, on her belly—not to mention all over her crate, her chew toys, and the blanket used to create a cozy space for her.

Let’s Keep Going

By: redtentwomen November 17, 2016January 3, 2017

Intentional Livingboundaries, Dreaming, Julie McClay, Parenting, parenting adult children, Reparenting, self-care, Teaching7 Comments

Once upon a time it was not okay to say, “No, thank you.” Somewhere along the journey of life, my no was swallowed up by duty and obedience.

Me first.

By: redtentwomen March 9, 2016March 8, 2016

Day to Dayboundaries, Graduate School, Mallory Larsen Redmond, self worth, self-care, self-forgiveness, The Seattle School7 Comments

Around the middle of our years in graduate school at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology—steeped in self-reflection, therapy, and the rehashing of our personal stories—my girlfriends and I were learning all about the importance of self-care.