Setting Boundaries After Cancer

After cancer treatment, your energy is different. Your tolerance for pressure may have changed. And yet many women still find themselves over-committing, people-pleasing, and feeling pulled in multiple directions.

In this episode of Confidence After Cancer, Gabby explores why boundaries are essential for your wellbeing and how setting them can move you from overwhelm to clarity.

Boundaries are not about being difficult or selfish. They are about protecting your energy, honouring your needs, and creating space to thrive in this next chapter of your life.

Gabby shares three simple but powerful steps to help you begin setting boundaries with confidence and compassion.

If you’ve been feeling drained, stretched too thin, or unsure how to say no without guilt, this episode will give you a gentle starting point.

What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

1. Why boundaries are essential after cancer treatment
2. How limited energy makes boundary-setting even more important
3. The risk of burnout when you continue over-committing
4. Step 1: How to identify what drains you and what energises you
5. Step 2: How to communicate your needs clearly and confidently
6. Step 3: Why self-compassion is key when learning to say no
7. How boundaries create space for joy and fulfilment
8. Why you can do anything, but not everything

Resources & Links:

1. Book a free clarity call with Gabby: Schedule here
2. Connect with Gabby on Instagram: @gabby.mottershead
3. Visit the website: confidenceaftercancer.co.uk
4. Watch on YouTube: Subscribe here
5. Join Gabby’s weekly newsletter for tips on life after treatment: Sign up here