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Brownies and Boundaries: A healthy discussion

Wright State University | Photo by Cheyenne Waddell | Edited by Jessica Fugett | The Wright State Guardian

Wright State University | Photo by Cheyenne Waddell | Edited by Jessica Fugett | The Wright State Guardian

Among artistic and interactive activities, Brownies and Boundaries will provide insightful worksheets that cover different boundary categories, such as intellectual, material and time boundaries.

The Office of LGBTQA Affairs is hosting its second Brownies and Boundaries event in Rike Hall, 154 from 3 to 4 p.m., on Oct 14.

Corrie Pleska, survivor advocate and case manager for the Student Advocacy and Wellness Center, will help facilitate the discussion of healthy boundary identification.

Boundaries to talk about

“[This] event is an opportunity for us to gather together and talk about the importance of creating, communicating and maintaining boundaries in our personal and professional life,” said Pleska.

In addition to professional and personal boundaries, Pleska stresses the importance of setting and maintaining boundaries in every aspect of a person’s life.

The importance of those boundaries plays a big role in sustaining healthy relationships.

“There are a lot of different types of boundaries that [some may not] realize,” said Pleska. “[Our goal] is to help people identify the different ways they can create boundaries in their lives.”

Being assertive about your boundaries as well as communicating boundaries and receiving others’ boundaries are also essential keys to uphold healthier relationships.

“Whether [it’s] a friendship, work relationship or romantic relationship, you have to understand all the different layers of yourself and other people,” said Emily Yantis, interim associate director of LGBTQA Affairs.

Although physical boundaries are more difficult to communicate than emotional boundaries, informing others of your personal bubble is an imperative element to establishing your limits in a relationship.

“It’s easier to initially communicate that boundary, [but] you have to continue to enforce it,” said Pleska. “[As women] we’re taught that being assertive is a bad thing when it is a really good way to effectively communicate.”

Dedicated to providing students with the tools to be able to navigate difficult situations, this event is a step in the right direction to helping students feel more comfortable and confident.

Shaddia Qasem

Former Wright Life Editor

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