I am often hesitant to recommend Christian books on boundaries and relationships due to misapplied and out of context scripture. My heart broke for her a bit as I read about her divorce, especially after reading the book where she had reconciled with her husband. I don’t read a ton of ‘self help’ type books, but Lisa TerKeurst does such an amazing job with them. As a Christian I find it hard to set rules boundaries and consequences – even if it is to protect myself.

This eye-opening book will be refreshingly helpful in giving you the biblical wisdom and confidence to set boundaries you can keep, communicate them, and finally see them working in your life. If you have dealt with or are dealing with difficult relationships due to co-dependency or the tendency to "rescue" others, or for any other reason, let this book be a blessing to you as well. I came out of this book feeling hopeful for myself and others, and I think most other readers will have a similar experience. There were parts that offered some good info, but overall I could feel her bitter feelings toward her former husband all through the book.Once again, Lysa does what she does best by gently guiding us through something hard that all of us will have to make decisions about—boundaries in our relationships. So many good nuggets and quotes that I really needed to hear and I'm sure I will again in the future.

Evaluate and grant personal/emotional access based on the individual's responsibility with that access.The point of Good Boundaries and Goodbyes is to teach the reader that it is necessary to develop boundaries with one’s closest relationships. Good Boundaries and Goodbyes is full of scriptural and therapeutic truth for navigating your most complicated relationships. Boundaries” seems to be a hot button issue lately in modern psychology, so I was delighted to see Lysa appropriately tackle this through the lens of Scripture. Boundaries help us say what needs to be said, do what needs to be done, and establish what is and isn’t acceptable.