When What If Happens | Episode 12: Choosing Boundaries, Care, and Curiosity

Описание: When What If Happens | Emotional Wealth in the Face of Crisis: Choosing Boundaries, Care, and Curiosity

Guest: Montoyia Denise McGowan, LCSW — Founder of Bougie Boundaries™
Tagline: You get to decide your emotional quality of life.

📝 In this transformative episode of When What If Happens, host Jason Brown sits down with Montoyia Denise McGowan, licensed clinical social worker and founder of Bougie Boundaries™, to explore the intersection of crisis, boundaries, and emotional healing.

Montoyia opens up about facing a personal health crisis and reveals how preparation, self-awareness, and intentional boundaries can protect emotional well-being when life becomes unpredictable. Together, Jason and Montoyia discuss what it means to cultivate emotional wealth, embrace vulnerability as a strength, and practice self-preservation in the face of grief, stress, and major life transitions.

Through candid conversation, heartfelt insight, and practical tools, this episode reframes boundaries as an act of love, peace, and protection. This is not just about emotional health. This is about reclaiming your life with clarity, confidence, and curiosity.

This isn’t just a conversation about crisis. It’s a guide for becoming emotionally wealthy, one boundary at a time.

🔑 Key Takeaways:
💡 Vulnerability becomes a strength when paired with preparation
💡 Boundaries are essential for emotional and financial well-being
💡 A health crisis can deepen awareness of self-care
💡 Emotional wealth is built through self-awareness and healing
💡 Preparation is love in action and a safeguard for the future
💡 Effective boundaries come from understanding personal needs
💡 Self-preservation is vital for managing grief and stress
💡 Community and support provide strength during life’s hardest moments
💡 Saying no is a form of self-love
💡 Curiosity and exploration lead to growth and healing

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🗣 Sound Bites
💬 “Vulnerability meets preparation.”
💬 “Boundaries become lifelines.”
💬 “Emotional wealth grows through self-awareness.”
💬 “Preparation is love and protection.”
💬 “Curiosity is the key to healing.”
💬 “Boundaries protect your emotional wealth.”
💬 “Self-preservation is crucial.”
💬 “Community is essential for growth.”
💬 “Saying no is self-love.”
💬 “Explore to heal.”

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⏱ Chapters and Key Takeaways:
00:00 – Introduction to Montoyia's Journey
01:00 – The Health Crisis and Its Impact
03:00 – Understanding Boundaries and Self-Care
05:00 – Emotional Wealth and Healing
07:00 – Practical Steps for Personal Growth

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