{"product_id":"boundaries-that-stick-maren-holt-9798184503868","title":"Boundaries That Stick: Protect Your Time, Energy, and Peace Without Guilt or Apology","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost of us were taught, early and well, to be easy to deal with. To say yes before we've thought about it. To smooth things over. To keep the peace by quietly giving ourselves away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf that's familiar, this book is for the part of you that's tired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoundaries That Stick\u003c\/b\u003e is a quiet, unhurried guide to protecting your time, energy, and peace, without the guilt that usually follows. It doesn't ask you to become harder, colder, or someone you're not. It begins somewhere gentler: getting clear on what you can actually give, what you can't, and where you end and another person begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross fifteen short chapters, Maren Holt moves through the places boundaries actually get tested. Work that expands to fill every hour. Family patterns set long before you had a say in them. Friendships, romantic relationships, and the phone that always wants a little more. The conversations that turn tense, and the guilt that arrives the moment you hold a line. Each chapter closes with a few questions to sit with, so the ideas have somewhere to land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about building walls. It is about the kind of clarity that lets you stay close to people without losing yourself, and a steadier relationship with the word \u003ci\u003eno\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoundaries are not the opposite of warmth. They are what allows warmth to last.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaren Holt writes books about the inner life - attention, energy, emotional clarity, and the quiet work of becoming more grounded. She lives in the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalm guidance for a noisy life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maren Holt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184503868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Maren Holt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174039167231,"sku":"9798184503868","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08351b62-5c45-4634-9604-186acb532e27.jpg?v=1788957406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boundaries-that-stick-maren-holt-9798184503868","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}