boundary-setting
nounUK /ˈbaʊn.dər.i ˌset.ɪŋ/
US /ˈbaʊn.dɚ.i ˌset̬.ɪŋ/
Boundary-setting is deciding what is okay and what is not okay for you.
Boundary-setting helps her feel safe when friends ask for too much of her time.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In psychology, the process of defining emotional and relational limits to protect one's well-being.
Therapist-guided boundary-setting helped him say no without guilt.
3. In project management, establishing the scope and limits of a project.
Early boundary-setting prevented the team from taking on extra work.
4. In geography or land use, marking where one area ends and another begins.
Fence boundary-setting kept the sheep out of the neighbor's field.