When your gut is off, everything is off. You can’t digest your food—or your emotions. You feel bloated physically and emotionally. You’re tired. You’re anxious. You don’t know if you’re hungry, sad, mad, or just stuck in a shame spiral over that 2 a.m. texting relapse. You’re snapping at your partner because someone else’s energy hijacked your nervous system five hours ago and you're still trying to "be nice" about it.
When we fill our bodies with too much processed food, our system revolts. When we let in too much emotional junk— when we try to “process” other people’s drama, guilt trips, projections —same thing. Our emotional digestive system says: “Hell no. Not mine to process.” But do we listen? Not usually. We try to be the fixer. The hero. The empathic sponge. Then we wonder why we feel blocked, heavy, and drained around certain people.
The gut doesn’t lie.
You know that little tug in your gut? That subtle tightening when you're with someone who drains your energy or makes you second-guess yourself? That’s not indigestion. That’s intelligence. How do I know? The letters TUG and GUT are the same – just rearranged. Same letters. Different energy. And we know energy doesn’t lie. Neither does the gut.
And we often ignore the tugs in our gut. And what we ignore… grows. The stress grows. The self-doubt grows. The resentment definitely grows.
But what if we stopped blocking our feelings—and started blocking access? What if, instead of swallowing down discomfort, we filtered it out like junk mail?
Boundaries are your probiotic.
They keep your inner environment healthy and clean.
We think having boundaries makes us cold. It doesn’t. It makes us clear.
We think blocking people is harsh. It’s not. It’s smart.
Be smart like a smartphone. Imagine your life is a smartphone. Would you let every spam call through? Would you keep answering robocalls and wondering why your battery dies by noon? Of course not. You block the number. You protect your energy. You move on. It’s the same with people.
You’re not rude for protecting your peace.
You’re not dramatic for saying “I’m not available for this energy.”
You’re not broken because your gut is saying “No” while your internal people-pleaser says “Be nice.”
Be loyal to your peace. Not to the narrative that says you have to earn love by over-functioning.
Because here's the truth: you are not meant to process everything for everyone. That’s not compassion—that’s codependency with a halo.
Boundaries are not mean. They’re mature.
They say: “My peace is not up for grabs.”You are allowed to:
- Block people who drain your life force.
- Decline invites that come with strings attached.
- Ignore texts that make your stomach clench.
- Say “No thank you” to chaos—without guilt.
- Let your gut be your guide. Not your guilt.
Don’t block your feelings. Block the people who make you feel like your feelings are too much.
Your peace is precious. So is your power.
Let your gut keep what fuels you—and block what burns you out.
Drama Diet Debrief: Journal Prompts
- Who in my life feels “heavy to digest”?
- What does my gut say when I’m around them?
- What am I afraid will happen if I set a boundary?
- Where in my body do I feel “tugged on” when someone crosses a line?
- What does protecting my peace look like today?
- Power Affirmations
- My gut is wise. I listen and respond with clarity.
- I do not exist to process other people’s pain.
- I honor my feelings by setting healthy boundaries.
- Protecting my energy is an act of self-respect.
- I block what drains me and welcome what restores me.
- You don't need permission to protect your peace.
- You just need the guts to do it.
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